Total Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Chanctonbury Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 15th lowest 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 Chanctonbury Road (RH15 9EX) in the last 12 months was 5.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% lower than the Burgess Hill Franklands average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chanctonbury Road (RH15 9EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keymer Parade (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chanctonbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Parade
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstonbury Way Under investigation
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 2026Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Way
Apr 2026Robbery Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keymer Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Parade
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Parade
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Church Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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