Total Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tott Hill area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tott Hill (BN6 9QS) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Hassocks average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tott Hill (BN6 9QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Georges Place, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Drive (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hurstpierpoint| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brown Twins Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Layton Fields Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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