Total Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lewes Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 454 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 Lewes Road (RH19 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lewes Road (RH19 3UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodbury Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewes Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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