Total Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 118th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (RH15 8LD) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Road (RH15 8LD), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wolstonbury Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keymer Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Crescent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wolstonbury Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keymer Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keymer Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keymer Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keymer Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keymer Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Keymer Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avonhurst | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avonhurst | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avonhurst | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avonhurst | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keymer Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crescent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wolstonbury Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolstonbury Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolstonbury Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolstonbury Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cyprus Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cyprus Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wolstonbury Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keymer Parade | Under investigation |
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