Crime Rates at Cants Close, Burgess Hill, RH15 0LR

Cants Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 26th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cants Close (RH15 0LR) in the last 12 months was 174.1 per 1,000 residents and was 232.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cants Close (RH15 0LR), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrews Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.