Overview of Mid Sussex crime rate
Crime rating – low.
Mid Sussex ranks 23rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 9373 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Mid Sussex has a population of 152566. This equates to a crime rate of 61.44 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 16.74 % compared to previous year.
Mid Sussex ranks 23rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 9373 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Mid Sussex has a population of 152566. This equates to a crime rate of 61.44 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 16.74 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Mid Sussex are Violence and sexual offences (33.4%) Anti-social behaviour (15.1%) Criminal damage and arson (10.5%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (1.0%) Theft from the person (0.6%) Robbery (0.6%).
There are 26 wards in Mid Sussex. Wards with high crime rates are Burgess Hill Meeds (152.2), East Grinstead Town (130.5), Haywards Heath Heath (105.3) . On the other end, safest wards are Lindfield (29.7), Ashurst Wood (27.5), East Grinstead Herontye (22.9) .
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Mid Sussex crime incidents by crime type
A total of 9373 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 3131 (33.4)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1418 (15.1)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 985 (10.5)%
- Public order – 893 (9.5)%
- Shoplifting – 852 (9.1)%
- Other theft – 667 (7.1)%
- Vehicle crime – 389 (4.2)%
- Burglary – 371 (4.0)%
- Drugs – 213 (2.3)%
- Other crime – 157 (1.7)%
- Possession of weapons – 98 (1.0)%
- Bicycle theft – 91 (1.0)%
- Theft from the person – 55 (0.6)%
- Robbery – 53 (0.6)%
How does Mid Sussex compare against nearby areas ?
Mid Sussex ranks 23rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Mid Sussex is compared against
Crime rates in Mid Sussex wards
There are 26 wards within Mid Sussex. Burgess Hill Meeds, East Grinstead Town, Haywards Heath Heath has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 26 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Burgess Hill Meeds (152.2)
- East Grinstead Town (130.5)
- Haywards Heath Heath (105.3)
- Burgess Hill St Andrews (99.6)
- Burgess Hill Leylands (73.1)
- Copthorne and Worth (69.5)
- Hurstpierpoint and Downs (68.3)
- Ardingly and Balcombe (66.8)
- Bolney (65.5)
- East Grinstead Ashplats (63.7)
- Haywards Heath Ashenground (58.9)
- Haywards Heath Bentswood (55.9)
- Burgess Hill Victoria (55.4)
- Haywards Heath Franklands (55.3)
- Hassocks (53.1)
- Burgess Hill Dunstall (49.6)
- Cuckfield (47.9)
- Haywards Heath Lucastes (46.4)
- East Grinstead Baldwins (45.3)
- High Weald (41.7)
- Crawley Down and Turners Hill (40.6)
- East Grinstead Imberhorne (36.8)
- Burgess Hill Franklands (33.1)
- Lindfield (29.7)
- Ashurst Wood (27.5)
- East Grinstead Herontye (22.9)
Analyze trends and crime types for Mid Sussex wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Mid Sussex
There are 13 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Mid Sussex. Highest crime rates in BN45, BN1, RH10 .
- BN45 – 212.8
- BN1 – 174.6
- RH10 – 114.2
- RH11 – 107.5
- RH15 – 73.7
- RH18 – 60.6
- BN5 – 58.3
- BN6 – 56.7
- RH19 – 56.0
- RH16 – 55.4
- RH17 – 51.0
- RH13 – 45.0
- BN8 – 39.2
Postcode districts in Mid Sussex
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