Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Western Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty , and the 72nd 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 Western Road (BN6 9TB) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 150.6% higher than the Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN6 9TB), the main crime hotspot is near Pierpoint Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pierpoint Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pierpoint Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackthorns —
Sep 2025Public order Blackthorns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorns Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pierpoint Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pierpoint Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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