Total Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Heron Tye area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Tye (BN6 8JU) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher than the Hassocks average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Tye (BN6 8JU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Tye area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Woodsland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary John Saxby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Windmill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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