PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Burgess Hill

Crime in RH15 9

How much crime is recorded in RH15 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Mid Sussex
Region
South East
Population
14,961 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RH15 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH15 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

RH15 9National
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Shoplifting5.58.4
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 228 postcodes