Postcode · Hassocks
Crime in BN6 9NE
How much crime is recorded in BN6 9NE, 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
- 2,229 (2024)
BN6 9NEHassocks
How safe is BN6 9NE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN6 9NE 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 9NENational
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 83% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.