Postcode · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15 9QA
How much crime is recorded in RH15 9QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,057 (2024)
RH15 9QABurgess Hill
How safe is RH15 9QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH15 9QA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 9QANational
Burglary8.99.1
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 67% 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.