Total Crime Rate

278.3 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 278.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.9 8/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Railway Approach area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 8th 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 Railway Approach (RH19 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 278.3 per 1,000 residents and was 678.9% higher than the East Grinstead Ashplats average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Approach (RH19 1BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A22 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West View Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moat Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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