Crime Rates at Edwin Street, Burgess Hill, RH15 9HU

Edwin Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 17th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edwin Street (RH15 9HU) in the last 12 months was 211.3 per 1,000 residents and was 303.6% 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 Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -65.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwin Street (RH15 9HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meeds Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.