1 March 2014

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SUSSEX POLICE have reported the following Crime Figures for 2013/14.

The figures in the last column show that the police recorded 944 offences in East Grinstead, compared with 1158 in Burgess Hill and 906 in Haywards Heath.

Figures for January this year were unusually low, probably due to the bad weather, but there are continued increases in thefts from motor vehicles which the police hope to tackle with an ongoing campaign.

Sgt Graeme Prentice, who left the East Grinstead Neighbourhood Policing Team at the end of February, has been replaced by Sgt Angie Stanton.

Crime type	Ashplats	Herontye/ AshurstWood	Imberhorne/ Baldwins	Town Centre	2013/14 Totals
					East Grinstead	Burgess Hill	Haywards Heath
Burglary	12	27	33	19	91
Theft	49	43	80	146	318
Criminal Damage	25	28	48	45	146
Total violent crime	31	25	42	84	182
Total drug offences	8	4	5	19	36
Domestic abuse	31	44	49	47	171
Total Crime:	156	171	257	360	944	1158	906