Postcode · Hassocks
Crime in BN6 8NU
How much crime is recorded in BN6 8NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hassocks, Keymer & East Hurstpierpoint
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,243 (2024)
BN6 8NUHassocks
How safe is BN6 8NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN6 8NU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN6 8NUNational
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.62.4
Burglary1.09.1
Other theft0.64.5
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.