Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Church Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 121st highest 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 Church Lane (RH19 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (RH19 3AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Little King Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cantelupe Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cantelupe Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Mere —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rices Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rices Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rices Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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