Total Crime Rate
25.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bedelands Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bedelands Close (RH15 8BL) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedelands Close (RH15 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gladstone Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leylands Park (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coopers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leylands Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Noel Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bedelands Close | Under investigation |
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