Postcode · Hassocks
Crime in BN6 9BE
How much crime is recorded in BN6 9BE, 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
- 1,428 (2024)
BN6 9BEHassocks
How safe is BN6 9BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN6 9BE 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
9.9
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 9BENational
Burglary6.99.1
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Public order4.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.