Total Crime Rate

99.7 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southwick Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 77th 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 Southwick Close (RH19 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 179.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwick Close (RH19 2EZ), 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.

View Crime In East Grinstead Ashplats

Crime Over Time in Southwick Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fosters Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlwoods Business Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dorset Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Garland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlands Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlands Crescent
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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