Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Semley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 72nd 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 Semley Road (BN6 8PE) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% higher than the Hassocks average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Semley Road (BN6 8PE), the main crime hotspot is near Woodsland Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Semley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Clayton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodsland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Clayton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clayton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Friars Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Station Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodsland Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodsland Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Station Cottages Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Cottages —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodsland Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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