Postcode district · East Grinstead
Crime in RH19
How much crime is recorded in RH19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 46,303 (2024)
RH19Postcode district · East Grinstead
How safe is RH19
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH19, less than half 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
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
RH19National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Shoplifting5.08.4
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft3.14.5
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.