Total Crime Rate
76.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackwell Farm Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 101st 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 Blackwell Farm Road (RH19 3JN) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 128.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackwell Farm Road (RH19 3JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwell Hollow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Badgers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranston Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Badgers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Greenstede Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Robin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Fields | Under investigation |
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