Postcode · Eastbourne
Crime in BN21 1UP
How much crime is recorded in BN21 1UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ratton
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,685 (2024)
BN21 1UPEastbourne
How safe is BN21 1UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN21 1UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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).
BN21 1UPNational
Shoplifting65.28.4
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Public order6.44.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.