Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruspers area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruspers (RH15 0EB) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Burgess Hill Franklands average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruspers (RH15 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ruspers area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Folders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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