Total Crime Rate
38.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranston Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 210th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cranston Road (RH19 3HL) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranston Road (RH19 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cantelupe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Little King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Little King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranston Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Robin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cantelupe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cantelupe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cantelupe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cantelupe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cantelupe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cantelupe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | King Street | Under investigation |
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