Total Crime Rate
84.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Atkinson Gardens 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 Atkinson Gardens (RH15 0XH) 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 Atkinson Gardens (RH15 0XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Nursery, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burgess Hill Franklands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Batt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cants Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cants Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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