Total Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Kiln area has the lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Kiln (RH15 0LU) in the last 12 months was 3.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% lower than the Burgess Hill Franklands average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around The Kiln (RH15 0LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swann Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonnet Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cants Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cants Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nursery | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nursery | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nursery | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Nursery | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Close | β |
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