Total Crime Rate

220.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 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 220.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lister Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South , and the 15th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lister Avenue (RH19 4BA) in the last 12 months was 220.2 per 1,000 residents and was 240.4% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lister Avenue (RH19 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lister Avenue, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lister Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lister Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Lister Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lister Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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