Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 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 94.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Crescent Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 74th 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 Crescent Close (RH15 8UF) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Close (RH15 8UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Crescent Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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