Total Crime Rate

220.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 220.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Little Copse Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 14th highest crime rate of 450 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 Little Copse Road (BN6 8PG) in the last 12 months was 220.8 per 1,000 residents and was 347.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Copse Road (BN6 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Reed Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Copse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Station Cottages Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Reed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Friars Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Cottages —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Station Cottages Under investigation
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Data Sources

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