Postcode · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15 0PY
How much crime is recorded in RH15 0PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill East
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
RH15 0PYBurgess Hill
How safe is RH15 0PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH15 0PY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
RH15 0PYNational
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Burglary12.49.1
Public order10.74.6
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.94.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.