Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 44th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (RH19 3AF) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 270.3% higher than the East Grinstead Ashplats average (33.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (RH19 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Little King Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Judge'S Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cantelupe Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little King Street
Apr 2026Other theft Little King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rices Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rices Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rices Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rices Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rices Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckett Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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