Total Crime Rate

198.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 198.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belmont Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 19th highest crime rate of 454 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 Belmont Close (BN6 9DW) in the last 12 months was 198.1 per 1,000 residents and was 284.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belmont Close (BN6 9DW), the main crime hotspot is near Reed Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belmont Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Reed Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbots Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Reed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reed Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reed Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Pavilion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Close —
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Data Sources

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