Total Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Keymer Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Keymer Road (BN6 8QL) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Hassocks average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keymer Road (BN6 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Crescent, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clerks Acre (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hassocks| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Silverdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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