Total Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 18.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St 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.

Crime Over Time in St Wilfrids Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Leylands Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Noel Rise
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leylands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leylands Road

Data Sources

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