Total Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brambles area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brambles (BN6 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Hassocks average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brambles (BN6 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodsland Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hassocks| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Tree Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queens Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodsland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Abbots Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Friars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Friars Oak Road | Under investigation |
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