Total Crime Rate

135.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 135.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Brow area has the 14th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 51st 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 The Brow (RH15 9DD) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 159.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Brow (RH15 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Brow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meeds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashway β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meeds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”

Data Sources

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