Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 169.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • 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
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

The Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 54th 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 The Avenue (BN21 3YQ) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% higher than the Ratton average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (BN21 3YQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 214 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Conifers Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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