Postcode district · Burgess Hill
Crime in RH15
How much crime is recorded in RH15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 44,792 (2024)
RH15Postcode district · Burgess Hill
How safe is RH15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH15, 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
RH15National
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Public order3.74.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.