Total Crime Rate

212.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 212.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Leonards Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 44th 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 St Leonards Road (BN21 3DU) in the last 12 months was 212.0 per 1,000 residents and was 159.5% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Road (BN21 3DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 265 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Leonards Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hartfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedfordwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedfordwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedfordwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversfield Road —
Sep 2025Other theft St Leonard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hartfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hartfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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