Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Minnels area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Minnels (BN6 8QW) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Hassocks average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Minnels (BN6 8QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windmill Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Minnels area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary John Saxby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Windmill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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