Total Crime Rate

225.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 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 225.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dumbrills Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 12th highest crime rate of 450 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 Dumbrills Close (RH15 8RT) in the last 12 months was 225.2 per 1,000 residents and was 357.4% 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 Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dumbrills Close (RH15 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dumbrills Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hawthorns —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freek'S Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Leylands Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freek'S Lane —
Apr 2026Public order The Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freek'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freek'S Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Freek'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gander Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dumbrills Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leylands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leylands Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freek'S Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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