Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 123.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 45th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Way (RH15 8EA) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.8% higher than the Burgess Hill Franklands average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Way (RH15 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Middle Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Way β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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