Postcode · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15 8BE
How much crime is recorded in RH15 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill East
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,736 (2024)
RH15 8BEBurgess Hill
How safe is RH15 8BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH15 8BE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 8BENational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Shoplifting9.98.4
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.