Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Laurel Dene area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Dene (RH19 3GD) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Dene (RH19 3GD), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 24 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 Laurel Dene area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fairfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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