Crime Rate in East Grinstead Town, ward

East Grinstead Town has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Mid Sussex district and the 2850th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 379th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in East Grinstead Town in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Mid Sussex district average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Grinstead Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 290 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East Grinstead Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.