Crime Rate in Handcross & Pease Pottage, ward

Handcross & Pease Pottage has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 wards in Mid Sussex district and the 2053rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 257th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Handcross & Pease Pottage in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% higher than the Mid Sussex district average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Handcross & Pease Pottage’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -47.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Handcross & Pease Pottage ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Motorway Service Area, with 37 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Barn Close (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.