Total Crime Rate
136.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchfield Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 69th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Churchfield Square (BN21 2GN) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% higher than the Ratton average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 17.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchfield Square (BN21 2GN), 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.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Leonard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upperton Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upperton Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upperton Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upperton Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upperton Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hartfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
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