Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ramsay Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Devonshire , and the 66th 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 Ramsay Way (BN23 6AA) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Devonshire average (208.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ramsay Way (BN23 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Anthony'S Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hood Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsa Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Horsa Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Anthony'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Harwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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