Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 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 53.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bedfordwell Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ratton , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedfordwell Road (BN22 8XD) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedfordwell Road (BN22 8XD), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedfordwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedfordwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dursley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchcombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roborough Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Gorringe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gorringe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gorringe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Gorringe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotts Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Avenue —
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Data Sources

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