Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 149.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Packham Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 39th highest crime rate of 454 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 Packham Way (RH15 8PE) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 186.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Packham Way (RH15 8PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Packham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Head Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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