Total Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Morton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morton Road (RH19 4AF) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Road (RH19 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Lister Avenue. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Morton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lister Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lister Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lister Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckett Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Leigh Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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