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Crime in Mid Sussex by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,657crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+5%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Scaynes Hilllowest rate20.2 per 1,000 a year
54.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Copthorne (-14%), East Grinstead (-12%) and Burgess Hill (-6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Pease PottageRH11 · 5,122 residents 104.6▲ 21%anti-social behaviour
2Burgess HillRH15 · 32,490 residents 94.8▼ 6%anti-social behaviour
3HurstpierpointBN6 · 12,026 residents 76.8▲ 41%anti-social behaviour
4CopthorneRH10 · 12,922 residents 69.3▼ 14%violence
5East GrinsteadRH19 · 28,266 residents 66.9▼ 12%anti-social behaviour
6LindfieldRH16 · 24,488 residents 65▲ 14%violence
7HassocksBN6 · 12,593 residents 61.9▲ 22%anti-social behaviour
8Haywards HeathRH16 · 40,840 residents 61.9▲ 20%violence
9KeymerBN6 · 11,053 residents 54.6▲ 6%anti-social behaviour
10HicksteadRH17 · 1,772 residents 54.2▲ 50%anti-social behaviour
11Sayers CommonBN6 · 1,560 residents 41▼ 6%violence
12SharpthorneRH19 · 2,052 residents 39▲ 33%anti-social behaviour
13West HoathlyRH19 · 2,052 residents 37▲ 27%anti-social behaviour
14Crawley DownRH10 · 6,334 residents 36.6▼ 3%anti-social behaviour
15CuckfieldRH17 · 12,370 residents 32.3▼ 9%violence
16ArdinglyRH17 · 1,878 residents 27.7▼ 32%anti-social behaviour
17BalcombeRH17 · 1,903 residents 27.3▼ 7%anti-social behaviour
18Whitemans GreenRH17 · 4,788 residents 23.4▲ 4%violence
19Scaynes HillRH17 · 1,583 residents 20.2–anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Mid Sussex have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Scaynes Hill, Whitemans Green, Balcombe, Ardingly and Cuckfield.

Which areas of Mid Sussex have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Pease Pottage, Burgess Hill, Hurstpierpoint, Copthorne and East Grinstead.

Is crime going up or down in Mid Sussex?

Across Mid Sussex, 2,657 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 5% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.