Total Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chichester Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chichester Way (RH15 0RH) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chichester Way (RH15 0RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlwood Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Valebridge Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Janes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valebridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valebridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valebridge Road | — |
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