Total Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 450 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 Kings Way (RH15 0TH) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 205.0% higher than the Burgess Hill Franklands average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Way (RH15 0TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aphrodite Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kings Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Icarus Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Icarus Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhea Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Rise β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Rise β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonnet Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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