Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 111.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • 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 crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Packham Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 59th 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 Packham Way (RH15 8PE) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 125.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.1% 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 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfield Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Packham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chiltington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blackstone Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackstone Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackstone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Packham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonefield Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Oakenfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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