Total Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 194.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Park Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 18th 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 Park Road (RH15 8EY) in the last 12 months was 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 294.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (RH15 8EY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Way —
Apr 2026Public order Lower Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St Johns Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St Johns Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Upper St Johns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Civic Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Civic Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Civic Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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