Crime Rates at Ratton Drive, Eastbourne, BN21 4SA

This area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 30th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (BN21 4SA) in the last 12 months was 323.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% higher than the Meads average (209.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 140.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BN21 4SA, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 336 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (119 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.