Total Crime Rate

7.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 7.8 1/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Gap Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Gap Road (BN21 2FF) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower than the Ratton average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Mill Gap Road (BN21 2FF), the main crime hotspot is near Southfields Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Gap Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Michel Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Lynn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Enys Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Enys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order The Goffs Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Goffs Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Southfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfields Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfields Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upperton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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