Postcode · Hassocks
Crime in BN6 9NU
How much crime is recorded in BN6 9NU, 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
- 1,722 (2024)
BN6 9NUHassocks
How safe is BN6 9NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN6 9NU 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9NUNational
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary8.99.1
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime2.21.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.24.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.