Total Crime Rate

138.3 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 138.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Commercial Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 47th highest crime rate of 454 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 Commercial Road (RH15 8QL) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 164.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (RH15 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfield Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Jays Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Colmer Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Slimbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newport Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —

Data Sources

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