Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN20 8SU
How much crime is recorded in BN20 8SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ratton
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,506 (2024)
BN20 8SUEastbourne
How safe is BN20 8SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN20 8SU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8SUNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.22.4
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.