Total Crime Rate
92.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 76th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (BN6 8BE) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% higher than the Hassocks average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 258.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode BN6 8BE, the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hassocks| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Poplars | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Poplars | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside | β |
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