Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 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 68.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · 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 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.

Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Avonhurst Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Parade Under investigation

Data Sources

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