Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

West Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 171st highest 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 West Street (RH19 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (RH19 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little King Street —
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 2026Other theft Little King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Judge'S Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Rices Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rices Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rices Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rices Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rices Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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