Postcode · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15 9JA
How much crime is recorded in RH15 9JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill South
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,415 (2024)
RH15 9JABurgess Hill
How safe is RH15 9JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH15 9JA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
12
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 9JANational
Burglary5.09.1
Violence and sexual offences4.323.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.