Total Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodlands Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 450 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 Woodlands Road (RH19 3EH) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodlands Road (RH19 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near The Weald. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holtye Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollands Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Weald | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Weald | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Weald | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holtye Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Weald | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quarry Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollands Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollands Way | Under investigation |
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