Crime Rates at Pound Gate, Hassocks, BN6 9LU

Pound Gate area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 10th 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 Pound Gate (BN6 9LU) in the last 12 months was 248.6 per 1,000 residents and was 382.3% higher than the Hassocks average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Gate (BN6 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brighton Road, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.