Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Keymer Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 95th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keymer Road (BN6 8AP) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% higher than the Hassocks average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keymer Road (BN6 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hassocks

Crime Over Time in Keymer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Woodsland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary John Saxby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Windmill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Lane —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑