Postcode · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15 8RT
How much crime is recorded in RH15 8RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill Central
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,952 (2024)
RH15 8RTBurgess Hill
How safe is RH15 8RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH15 8RT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 8RTNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Shoplifting14.88.4
Burglary9.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.14.5
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.