Ashplats- East Grinstead vs Beach (Littlehampton)

Ashplats- East Grinstead has a safety score of 72/100 (Safe) and recorded 228 crimes in the last 12 months. Beach (Littlehampton) has a safety score of 61/100 (Average) with 297 crimes. Ashplats- East Grinstead scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ashplats- East Grinstead shows a year-on-year crime trend of -33.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Beach (Littlehampton) shows -1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ashplats- East Grinstead, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (88 incidents). In Beach (Littlehampton), it is Violent Crime (109 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ashplats- East Grinstead recorded 57 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Beach (Littlehampton) recorded 65. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ashplats- East Grinstead totalled 88 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 109 in Beach (Littlehampton). Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ashplats- East Grinstead recorded 341 crimes (now 228, a change of -33.1%). Beach (Littlehampton) recorded 300 crimes previously (now 297, -1%).

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. Ashplats- East Grinstead has a resolution rate of 33.3% and Beach (Littlehampton) has 38.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ashplats- East Grinstead falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Beach (Littlehampton) 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 Ashplats- East Grinstead and Beach (Littlehampton). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.