Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 17.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Keymer Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 189th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keymer Road (BN6 8AG) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Hassocks average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keymer Road (BN6 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Keymer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Woodsland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queens Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Lane —
Apr 2026Public order John Saxby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodsland Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Clayton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clayton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodsland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodsland Close —
Apr 2026Public order Clayton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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