Crime Rate in Burgess Hill Victoria, ward

Burgess Hill Victoria has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Mid Sussex district and the 2336th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 436th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burgess Hill Victoria in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Mid Sussex district average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burgess Hill Victoria’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burgess Hill Victoria ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Edwin Street, with 36 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Denham Road (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.