Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

St Johns Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Close (RH19 3YR) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 185.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Close (RH19 3YR), 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.

Crime Over Time in St Johns Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Robbery King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranston Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little King Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Robin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sister Ann Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Badgers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 39

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑