Total Crime Rate
103.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodland Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 71st highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Crescent (RH15 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% higher than the Burgess Hill Franklands average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodland Crescent (RH15 0LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Nursery, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burgess Hill Franklands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Batt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cants Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cants Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Northway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Junction Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Junction Close | — |
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