Total Crime Rate

269.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 269.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Hawthorns area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 6th 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 The Hawthorns (RH15 8RW) in the last 12 months was 269.7 per 1,000 residents and was 447.6% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hawthorns (RH15 8RW), 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 The Hawthorns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freek'S Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freek'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hawthorns —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freek'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dumbrills Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leylands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gander Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leylands Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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