Total Crime Rate

559.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 559.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 437.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bishopstone Lane area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty , and the 3rd 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 Bishopstone Lane (RH17 5AR) in the last 12 months was 559.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1263.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 468.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

View Crime In Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty

Crime Over Time in Bishopstone Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (0/0)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
No crimes for this selection.
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 0 of 0

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑