Total Crime Rate

182.5 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 182.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Church Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 25th 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 Lower Church Road (RH15 9AB) in the last 12 months was 182.5 per 1,000 residents and was 248.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Church Road (RH15 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Slimbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaconsfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newport Road —
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Data Sources

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