Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 50.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pound Gate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 84th highest crime rate of 450 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 Pound Gate (BN6 9LU) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% higher than the Hassocks average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% 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 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pound Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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