Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 147th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartfield Road (BN21 2AR) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the Ratton average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartfield Road (BN21 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eversfield Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eversfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eversfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eversfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eversfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Conifers Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gorringe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gorringe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gorringe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Gorringe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedfordwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eversfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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