Crime Rate in Lindfield Rural & High Weald, ward

Lindfield Rural & High Weald has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Mid Sussex district and the 892nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 120th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lindfield Rural & High Weald in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Mid Sussex district average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lindfield Rural & High Weald’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lindfield Rural & High Weald ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ridleys (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.