Postcode · Hassocks
Crime in BN6 9ES
How much crime is recorded in BN6 9ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hurstpierpoint & Bolney
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
BN6 9ESHassocks
How safe is BN6 9ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN6 9ES area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 9ESNational
Anti-social behaviour28.110.7
Burglary17.29.1
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.