Total Crime Rate

123.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Freeks Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 58th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Freeks Lane (RH15 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 150.8% higher than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -91.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freeks Lane (RH15 8DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Freek'S Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freeks Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freek'S Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freek'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freek'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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