Total Crime Rate

84.6 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Heritage Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 96th highest crime rate of 454 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 Heritage Lane (RH15 0XG) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heritage Lane (RH15 0XG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heritage Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cants Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cants Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Batt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kilnwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Kilnwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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