Postcode · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15 9XT
How much crime is recorded in RH15 9XT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Hill West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
RH15 9XTBurgess Hill
How safe is RH15 9XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH15 9XT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9XTNational
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Burglary4.79.1
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.