Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ockley Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 88th highest crime rate of 454 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 Ockley Lane (BN6 8NY) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% higher than the Hassocks average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 242.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ockley Lane (BN6 8NY), the main crime hotspot is near Ockley Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ockley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ockley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oldlands Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ockley Hill —
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Data Sources

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