Total Crime Rate
26.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hammerwood Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South , and the 179th 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 Hammerwood Road (RH19 3RX) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% lower than the Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South average (64.7 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 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hammerwood Road (RH19 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Wray Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maypole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Yewhurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wray Close | Under investigation |
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