Total Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mid Sussex has the 9th lowest crime rate of 64 districts in South East region and the 47th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (South East), it has the 9th lowest crime rate of 64 districts.
The overall crime rate in Mid Sussex in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the South East region average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mid Sussex’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,866 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 31 cases , down -13.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 4.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -21.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3,747 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 56.7 per 1,000
| Parish | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK parishs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downland Villages | 106.8 | 50.1 (88%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 2 | Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds | 98.9 | 42.1 (74%) | High 8/10 |
| 3 | Haywards Heath Ashenground | 80.7 | 23.9 (42%) | High 7/10 |
| 4 | Copthorne & Worth | 80.2 | 23.5 (41%) | High 7/10 |
| 5 | Handcross & Pease Pottage | 73.9 | 17.2 (30%) | High 7/10 |
| 6 | East Grinstead Town | 73.7 | 17.0 (30%) | High 7/10 |
| 7 | Burgess Hill Leylands | 71.4 | 14.6 (26%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 8 | Burgess Hill St Andrews | 65.2 | 8.5 (15%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 9 | Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South | 64.7 | 8.0 (14%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 10 | Hurstpierpoint | 63.0 | 6.2 (11%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 11 | Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath | 62.3 | 5.6 (10%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 12 | Burgess Hill Dunstall | 51.1 | -5.6 (-10%) | Low 4/10 |
| 13 | Hassocks | 49.4 | -7.4 (-13%) | Low 4/10 |
| 14 | Burgess Hill Franklands | 49.2 | -7.5 (-13%) | Low 4/10 |
| 15 | Haywards Heath Franklands | 47.0 | -9.8 (-17%) | Low 4/10 |
| 16 | Burgess Hill Victoria | 41.6 | -15.1 (-27%) | Low 3/10 |
| 17 | Crawley Down | 40.7 | -16.1 (-28%) | Low 3/10 |
| 18 | Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore | 39.4 | -17.4 (-31%) | Low 3/10 |
| 19 | Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty | 38.0 | -18.7 (-33%) | Low 3/10 |
| 20 | East Grinstead Baldwins | 36.8 | -19.9 (-35%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 21 | Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill | 33.9 | -22.9 (-40%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 22 | East Grinstead Ashplats | 33.3 | -23.4 (-41%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 23 | East Grinstead Imberhorne | 32.7 | -24.0 (-42%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 24 | Lindfield Rural & High Weald | 29.0 | -27.7 (-49%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 25 | East Grinstead Herontye | 27.1 | -29.6 (-52%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 26 | Lindfield | 21.7 | -35.0 (-62%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 27 | Haywards Heath North | 12.8 | -43.9 (-77%) | Very low 1/10 |
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