Postcode · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15 9EP
How much crime is recorded in RH15 9EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill Central
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
RH15 9EPBurgess Hill
How safe is RH15 9EP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH15 9EP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 9EPNational
Anti-social behaviour29.210.7
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Public order7.84.6
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary2.89.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.