Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Kings Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Avenue (BN21 2PD) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Ratton average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Avenue (BN21 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Weavers Close. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weavers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weavers Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weavers Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weavers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Weavers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Weavers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weavers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weavers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2021 —
Apr 2026Other crime Fennell'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fennell'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fennell'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fennell'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2021 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Quadrant —
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Data Sources

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