Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 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 25.1 3/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bedelands 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.

Crime Over Time in Bedelands Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leylands Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order The Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Noel Rise
Apr 2026Public order Bedelands Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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