Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Colmer Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 60th 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 Colmer Place (RH15 8PU) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 123.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colmer Place (RH15 8PU), the main crime hotspot is near Colmer Place. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Colmer Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downs Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cissbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal George Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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