Postcode · Hassocks
Crime in BN6 9EB
How much crime is recorded in BN6 9EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hurstpierpoint & Bolney
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
BN6 9EBHassocks
How safe is BN6 9EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN6 9EB area, 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
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9EBNational
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Other theft4.94.5
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.