Postcode · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15 8GF
How much crime is recorded in RH15 8GF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill Central
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,887 (2024)
RH15 8GFBurgess Hill
How safe is RH15 8GF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH15 8GF area, above 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
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
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 8GFNational
Anti-social behaviour33.710.7
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Shoplifting18.58.4
Criminal damage and arson14.34.7
Burglary14.19.1
Public order11.44.6
Other theft5.94.5
Drugs3.02.4
Robbery2.51.4
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.