Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dorset Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 75th 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 Dorset Avenue (RH19 2AA) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 180.8% higher than the East Grinstead Ashplats average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Avenue (RH19 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorset Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlands Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlands Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Dorset Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlands Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlands Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newlands Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newlands Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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