Crime Rate in Hurstpierpoint, ward

Hurstpierpoint has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Mid Sussex district and the 2534th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 479th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hurstpierpoint in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Mid Sussex district average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hurstpierpoint’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hurstpierpoint ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 30 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.