Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN20 8RF
How much crime is recorded in BN20 8RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ratton
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,809 (2024)
BN20 8RFEastbourne
How safe is BN20 8RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN20 8RF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN20 8RFNational
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Anti-social behaviour18.410.7
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Public order6.24.6
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs4.32.4
Other crime3.21.5
Burglary2.09.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.