Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield vs Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings

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. Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) with 299 crimes. Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings 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. Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings shows -11.5% (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 Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings, it is Violent Crime (65 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 Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings recorded 47. 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 65 in Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings. 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%). Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings recorded 338 crimes previously (now 299, -11.5%).

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. Balcombe, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Ansty, Staplefield and Cuckfield has a resolution rate of 41.2% and Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings has 39.1%. 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. Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings 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 Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.