Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dale Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 165th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Avenue (BN6 8LP) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Avenue (BN6 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Poplars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Poplars Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Saxby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
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Data Sources

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