Postcode · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15 8PS
How much crime is recorded in RH15 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill Central
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,579 (2024)
RH15 8PSBurgess Hill
How safe is RH15 8PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH15 8PS 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
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8PSNational
Shoplifting12.18.4
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary5.69.1
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.