Postcode district · Hassocks
Crime in BN6
How much crime is recorded in BN6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 25,516 (2024)
BN6Postcode district · Hassocks
How safe is BN6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN6, 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
45
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).
BN6National
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary11.49.1
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Shoplifting6.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.