Total Crime Rate
60.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mid Sussex has the 12th lowest crime rate of 64 districts in South East region and the 49th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (South East), it has the 12th lowest crime rate of 64 districts.
The overall crime rate in Mid Sussex in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower than the South East region average (83.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mid Sussex’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3,183 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 44 cases , down -17.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -46.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4,146 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 60.9 per 1,000
| Parish | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK parishs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downland Villages | 130.9 | 70.0 (115%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 2 | Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds | 104.9 | 44.0 (72%) | High 8/10 |
| 3 | Handcross & Pease Pottage | 92.8 | 31.9 (52%) | High 8/10 |
| 4 | Haywards Heath Ashenground | 90.3 | 29.4 (48%) | High 8/10 |
| 5 | East Grinstead Town | 78.2 | 17.3 (28%) | High 7/10 |
| 6 | Burgess Hill St Andrews | 77.0 | 16.0 (26%) | High 7/10 |
| 7 | Copthorne & Worth | 75.7 | 14.8 (24%) | High 7/10 |
| 8 | Burgess Hill Leylands | 72.6 | 11.7 (19%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 9 | Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath | 67.0 | 6.1 (10%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 10 | Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South | 60.1 | -0.8 (-1%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 11 | Burgess Hill Franklands | 52.3 | -8.6 (-14%) | Low 4/10 |
| 12 | Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore | 52.2 | -8.7 (-14%) | Low 4/10 |
| 13 | Hassocks | 51.6 | -9.4 (-15%) | Low 4/10 |
| 14 | Haywards Heath Franklands | 49.7 | -11.3 (-18%) | Low 4/10 |
| 15 | Hurstpierpoint | 49.3 | -11.6 (-19%) | Low 4/10 |
| 16 | Burgess Hill Dunstall | 49.2 | -11.8 (-19%) | Low 4/10 |
| 17 | Burgess Hill Victoria | 47.4 | -13.5 (-22%) | Low 4/10 |
| 18 | East Grinstead Baldwins | 45.2 | -15.7 (-26%) | Low 3/10 |
| 19 | Crawley Down | 43.6 | -17.4 (-28%) | Low 3/10 |
| 20 | Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty | 41.0 | -19.9 (-33%) | Low 3/10 |
| 21 | Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill | 38.9 | -22.0 (-36%) | Low 3/10 |
| 22 | East Grinstead Imberhorne | 38.8 | -22.1 (-36%) | Low 3/10 |
| 23 | East Grinstead Ashplats | 35.7 | -25.2 (-41%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 24 | Lindfield Rural & High Weald | 31.9 | -29.0 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 25 | East Grinstead Herontye | 29.6 | -31.3 (-51%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 26 | Lindfield | 22.0 | -38.9 (-64%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 27 | Haywards Heath North | 10.3 | -50.6 (-83%) | Very low 1/10 |
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