Total Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Green Hedges Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South , and the 94th 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 Green Hedges Close (RH19 1EA) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% higher than the Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -76.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Green Hedges Close (RH19 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A22 (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Michaels Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moat Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A22 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fosters Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlwoods Business Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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