Total Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Engalee area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Engalee (RH19 1FE) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the East Grinstead Ashplats average (33.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Engalee (RH19 1FE), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands Crescent. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dorset Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckhurst Close | — |
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