Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 70th highest crime rate of 454 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 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.9% higher than the Burgess Hill Franklands average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% 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 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wolstonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dairy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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