Crime and disorder in the community

Since the Freedom of Information act was introduced, the public are now able to access detailed crime statistics for their local area for the first time.  Looking at the statistics for Hassocks for the period 2005-06 reveals that this area is, indeed, a low crime area.  Hurstpierpoint and Ditchling both show a higher crime level (Ditchling records a high drug crime rate for instance), but still low by comparison with the three main Mid Sussex towns of East Grinstead, Haywards heath and Burgess Hill which in turn are low compared with the major coastal towns (Worthing, Brighton, Eastbourne).

The Argus run a crime stats portal where three tables giving crime statistics by Sussex ward and crime type are published.  Also a Sussex wide colour coded map providing an at-a-glance indication by area of the most and least crime together with the 'crime rank' of each area.

Never before have such detailed crime statistics been readily available to the public - check it out!

Mid Sussex has the second lowest crime rate in West Sussex, 61% of the national average.

Crime data is sorted by Sussex Police and the local Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP).  The British Crime Survey (BCS) records crime rates by 10 incident types: violence, murder, offensive weapons, robbery, domestic burglary, drug offences, vehicle crime, sex offences, criminal damage, firearms.

Download BCS data for Mid Sussex (15KB)
Downloading and Printing info here.

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The Sussex police portal for crime and disorder in Sussex has now been discontinued.  The following links may give a alternative source for crime statistics within Mid Sussex.  Be aware of the stats date - some are more up-to-date than others!

National Statistics chart for Mid Sussex
Home Office Crime Statistics
Community Safety
Crime and Community Safety
Up My Street
BBC

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