Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 28.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Heathcote Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South , and the 50th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heathcote Drive (RH19 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% 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 Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathcote Drive (RH19 1NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Halsford Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathcote Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Halsford Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlawn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fairlawn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairlawn Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlawn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Imberhorne Lane —
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Data Sources

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