Total Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (RH19 1BE) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the East Grinstead Ashplats average (33.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (RH19 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavilion Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glen Vue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orchard Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St James'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A22 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St James'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | β |
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