Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milton Crescent area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Crescent (RH19 1TN) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Crescent (RH19 1TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaucer Avenue (3 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 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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