Grove Green vs Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick

Grove Green has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 10,512 crimes in the last 12 months. Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick has a safety score of 90/100 (Very Safe) with 68 crimes. Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Grove Green shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick shows -46.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Grove Green, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,550 incidents). In Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick, it is Violent Crime (28 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Grove Green recorded 2,490 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick recorded 16. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Grove Green totalled 2,550 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 28 in Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Grove Green recorded 10,329 crimes (now 10,512, a change of +1.8%). Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick recorded 127 crimes previously (now 68, -46.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Grove Green has a resolution rate of 32.9% and Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick has 60%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Grove Green falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Grove Green and Hamsey, Barcombe and Newick. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.