Postcode · Hassocks
Crime in BN6 8TE
How much crime is recorded in BN6 8TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,640 (2024)
BN6 8TEHassocks
How safe is BN6 8TE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN6 8TE 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
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 8TENational
Burglary7.69.1
Violence and sexual offences5.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft1.14.5
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.01.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.