Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 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 94.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Crescent Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 84th 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 Crescent Road (RH15 8EH) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (RH15 8EH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

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

Data Sources

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