Total Crime Rate

193.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 193.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Upper Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 46th highest crime rate of 326 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 Upper Avenue (BN21 3XH) in the last 12 months was 193.0 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% higher than the Ratton average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Avenue (BN21 3XH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harris Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harris Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedfordwell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Harris Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Susan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Susan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Susan'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Susan'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Susan'S Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tideswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longstone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotts Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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