Crime Rates at Bedfordwell Road, Eastbourne, BN21 2BL

Bedfordwell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 159th highest crime rate of 328 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 Bedfordwell Road (BN21 2BL) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Ratton average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedfordwell Road (BN21 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.