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Crime in BN45 7

How much crime is recorded in BN45 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Mid Sussex
Region
South East
Population
1,748 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN45 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN45 7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN45 7National
Shoplifting46.58.4
Burglary23.79.1
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Other theft9.24.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order5.54.6
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 61% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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