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Crime in BN6 8

How much crime is recorded in BN6 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Mid Sussex
Region
South East
Population
12,978 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN6 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN6 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).

BN6 8National
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary7.19.1
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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