Crap Towns / East Grinstead / Crime

How much crime is there in East Grinstead?

The police recorded 52.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in East Grinstead from September 2023 to August 2026, 32% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 21.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 49.8, down from 55.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	55.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	50.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	49.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	21.5	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.0	7.0
Shoplifting	5.1	7.1
Public order	4.9	6.6
Other theft	4.7	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.2	3.8
Burglary	2.2	3.1
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Other crime	1.0	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Crawley	11.8 km	96.2
Redhill	16.0 km	84.4
Edenbridge	9.7 km	74.5
South Merstham	17.4 km	73.3
Horley	11.6 km	57.3
Oxted	13.3 km	53.5
East Grinstead	–	52.0
Haywards Heath	15.2 km	44.8
Rusthall and Langton Green	16.1 km	38.1
Crowborough	14.9 km	37.3
Crawley Down	4.6 km	26.9
The typical town	–	76.2