Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheelwright Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 98th 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 Wheelwright Lane (RH15 0QL) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheelwright Lane (RH15 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Weavers Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheelwright Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weavers Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weavers Close —
Sep 2025Public order Weavers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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