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Ratton — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Sussex Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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Monday to Saturday from 9am until 5pm

Contact the team

telephone
101

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Sussex Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

19 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (14): ▲ 5 (36%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences8 · 42%
  • Anti-social behaviour6 · 32%
  • Possession of weapons2 · 11%
  • Drugs1 · 5%
  • Public order1 · 5%
  • Theft from the person1 · 5%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

10 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified4 · 40%
  • Unable to prosecute suspect3 · 30%
  • Awaiting court outcome1 · 10%
  • Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 10%
  • Local resolution1 · 10%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Anti-social driving (e.g. speeding, nuisance or noisy vehicles, cycles or e-scooters on the pavement) Addressing and taking action against ASB in the form of nuisance noise, such as noisy cars or motorbikes, noisy neighbours, loud music, or noise from public houses or late night venues.

•Officers continue to respond and take action against reports of ASB driving, including excess speeding, use of EScooters in public places, and loud of noisy vehicles in your area. •Ward officers for Ratton continue to conduct additional patrols of your area with a number of planned local activities coming up, including targeted action to address EScooters, with officers using both educational and enforcement powers including that of seizure to help reduce ASB driving and ASB in your area.

Set: 2026-06-01

Drug harm reduction Targeting drug related crime in your town centre through intelligence, enforcement and partnership work.

•Responding to community reports, and conducting Police led operations, targeting known areas of drug use and drug dealing, as well as partnership work around known addresses causing drug harm in your area. •Additional patrols in known areas of drug use, and areas reported by communities, resulting in arrests and closure orders recently secured in the area, details published to Sussex Police website.

Set: 2026-06-01

Public events & surgeries

August meet your local Policing team at Morrisons

2026-08-11 · Morrisons, Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne

Morrisons from 10:00AM - 12:00PM, Tue 11 August 2026

Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.

Team locations

  • Eastbourne - 1 Grove Road Customer Contact Point (station)1 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TW

Nearby teams in Sussex Police

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Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Sussex Police.