Total Crime Rate

533.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 533.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 135.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.8 10/10
  • Other theft 33.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • 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

Grove Road area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (RH15 8GG) in the last 12 months was 533.9 per 1,000 residents and was 984.2% 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 Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 157.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (RH15 8GG), the main crime hotspot is near Keymer Parade. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Parade —
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Parade —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avonhurst Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avonhurst Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avonhurst Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road 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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