Postcode · Hassocks
Crime in BN6 9XT
How much crime is recorded in BN6 9XT, 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
- 1,584 (2024)
BN6 9XTHassocks
How safe is BN6 9XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN6 9XT 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 9XTNational
Burglary13.49.1
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 86% 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.