Postcode · Hassocks
Crime in BN6 8QL
How much crime is recorded in BN6 8QL, 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
- 1,580 (2024)
BN6 8QLHassocks
How safe is BN6 8QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN6 8QL 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
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 8QLNational
Burglary7.29.1
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other theft0.54.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.