Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 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 36.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Mocatta Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 225th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mocatta Way (RH15 8UR) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mocatta Way (RH15 8UR), the main crime hotspot is near Triangle Way. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mocatta Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perryfields —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Temple Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Triangle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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