Total Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Wilfrids Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Wilfrids Road (RH15 8BD) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Wilfrids Road (RH15 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middle Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Crescent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leylands Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Noel Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crescent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leylands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leylands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leylands Road | — |
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