Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield vs Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham

Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield has a safety score of 17/100 (High Crime) and recorded 758 crimes in the last 12 months. Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,205 crimes. Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield shows a year-on-year crime trend of +7.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham shows -3.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (266 incidents). In Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham, it is Violent Crime (436 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield recorded 127 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham recorded 227. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield totalled 266 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 436 in Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield recorded 705 crimes (now 758, a change of +7.5%). Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham recorded 1,245 crimes previously (now 1,205, -3.2%).

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. Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield has a resolution rate of 41.2% and Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham has 46.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham 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 Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield and Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.