Total Crime Rate
45.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025East Grinstead Baldwins has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Mid Sussex district and the 2129th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 395th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.
The overall crime rate in East Grinstead Baldwins in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Mid Sussex district average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Grinstead Baldwins’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the East Grinstead Baldwins ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dorset Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
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