Hassocks — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Sussex Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Monday to Friday from 10am until 2pm
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Sussex Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
41 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (46): ▼ 5 (11%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Anti-social behaviour14 · 34%
- Violence and sexual offences8 · 20%
- Public order5 · 12%
- Criminal damage and arson4 · 10%
- Other theft3 · 7%
- Vehicle crime3 · 7%
- Possession of weapons2 · 5%
- Burglary1 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
23 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified13 · 57%
- Unable to prosecute suspect10 · 43%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Retail Crime
The Neighbourhood Policing Team will target persistent offenders and engage with partners and local businesses to offer support, conduct preventative work where appropriate and patrol areas of concern. Our PCSOs visit local retailers offering advice on how to report retail crime which includes shoplifting and abuse towards staff and customers. Additionally, we support Shop Kin; campaigns throughout the year, raising public awareness on retail crime.
Set: 2026-06-04
Antisocial Behaviour - Youth Related
Recent group of youths that were reported to the police who were attending the Old British Legion building on Woodland Road have been stopped after a high vs patrol, officers are liaising with the new property owners who have secured the property and fitted CCTV. And for awareness local schools have been contacted, Continued patrols around Adastra Skate Park and the remembrance garden due to youths reported for ASB for littering and smoking.
Set: 2026-06-04
Antisocial Driving - Speeding
We are engaging with local communities and stakeholders to listen to their concerns surrounding anti-social road related issues. We continue to support and promote force-wide campaigns, targeted operations with specialist units, and road related activity including Operation Downsway deployments. We also liaise with local Community Speedwatch groups, deploy officers for speed checks, as well as encourage residents to utilise the Operation Crackdown service for reporting.
Set: 2026-06-04
Nearby teams in Sussex Police
- Meeds and Franklands
- Ditchling, Wivelsfield, Westmeston and Streat
- Dunstall and Victoria
- Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common
- St Andrews and Leylands
- Bolney, Albourne, Warninglid, Pyecombe and Poynings
Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Sussex Police.