Total Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowles Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 101st highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowles Walk (RH15 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Walk (RH15 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Denham Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowles Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Gattons —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gattons Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Goldfinch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alice Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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