Bersted vs Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John

Bersted has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,108 crimes in the last 12 months. Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John has a safety score of 61/100 (Average) with 207 crimes. Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bersted shows a year-on-year crime trend of +29% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John shows +19.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bersted, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (272 incidents). In Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John, it is Violent Crime (91 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bersted recorded 151 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John recorded 29. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bersted totalled 272 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 91 in Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bersted recorded 859 crimes (now 1,108, a change of +29%). Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John recorded 173 crimes previously (now 207, +19.7%).

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. Bersted has a resolution rate of 53.6% and Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John has 14.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bersted falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John 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 Bersted and Chailey, East Chiltington, Plumpton and St John. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.