Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 91.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marchants Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hassocks , and the 79th highest crime rate of 450 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 Marchants Road (BN6 9UR) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% higher than the Hassocks average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marchants Road (BN6 9UR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marchants Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diplocks Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diplocks Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trumpkins Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marchants Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cuckfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchants Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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