Total Crime Rate

234.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 234.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Burglary 53.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackthorns area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty , and the 12th 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 Blackthorns (BN6 9TF) in the last 12 months was 234.4 per 1,000 residents and was 471.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorns (BN6 9TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arun Beck, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arun Beck Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arun Beck —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorns Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackthorns —
Sep 2025Public order Blackthorns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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