Crap Towns / Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint / Crime

How much crime is there in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint?

The police recorded 44.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint from September 2023 to August 2026, 42% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 14.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 48.3, up from 41.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	41.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	42.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	48.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	14.2	34.1
Shoplifting	7.7	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.8	7.0
Public order	3.9	6.6
Burglary	3.7	3.1
Other theft	2.8	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.5	3.8
Other crime	1.7	2.0
Drugs	1.4	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Brighton and Hove	11.3 km	104
Lewes	13.6 km	88.3
Southwick	12.2 km	60.6
Lancing and Sompting	16.2 km	58.8
Burgess Hill	3.4 km	57.8
Shoreham-by-Sea	13.4 km	56.7
Steyning	12.8 km	50.5
Haywards Heath	8.8 km	44.8
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	–	44.0
Henfield	7.8 km	38.6
Southwater	17.1 km	28.0
The typical town	–	76.2