Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 94.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crescent Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 74th 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 Crescent Road (RH15 8EF) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (RH15 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St Johns Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Upper St Johns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St Johns Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Civic Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Civic Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Civic Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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