Total Crime Rate
85.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parklands Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 86th highest crime rate of 450 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 Parklands Road (BN6 8LF) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parklands Road (BN6 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clayton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clayton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clayton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | John Saxby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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