Ratton
Middle areaWest Eastbourne. 8,354 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Ratton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ratton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ratton at a rate of 107.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 140.9 per 1,000 people across Eastbourne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 372 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 196 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 125 |
| Other crime | 105 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ratton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ratton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ratton at a rate of 107.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 140.9 per 1,000 people across Eastbourne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 66 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ratton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (372), violence and sexual offences (196) and anti-social behaviour (125).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Eastbourne
These figures are published for the whole of Eastbourne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Eastbourne and not Ratton alone. See Eastbourne
Ratton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ratton was £382,500 in 2025.
Ratton had 8,190 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Ratton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ratton, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.