Total Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.0 1/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Dickens Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dickens Close (RH19 1SE) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% lower 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 Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Dickens Close (RH19 1SE), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Avenue. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South

Crime Over Time in Dickens Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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