Total Crime Rate
145.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eversfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eversfield Road (BN21 2AS) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% higher than the Ratton average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eversfield Road (BN21 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ratton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedfordwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Upper Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Leonard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Enys Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Enys Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewes Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lewes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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