Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 71.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Western Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty , and the 110th 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 Western Road (BN6 9SY) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% higher than the Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty average (38.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN6 9SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pierpoint Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pierpoint Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pierpoint Close —
Apr 2026Public order Weald Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pierpoint Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pierpoint Close —
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Data Sources

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