Total Crime Rate

77.8 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 77.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Keymer Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 105th highest 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 8QP) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keymer Road (BN6 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Keymer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary John Saxby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Windmill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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