Total Crime Rate

131.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 131.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chestnut Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 38th 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 Chestnut Drive (BN6 8FE) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 166.0% higher than the Hassocks average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Drive (BN6 8FE), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queens Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Tree Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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