Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Holmesdale Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 92nd 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 Holmesdale Road (RH15 9JP) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmesdale Road (RH15 9JP), the main crime hotspot is near Chanctonbury Road. Police recorded 17 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 Holmesdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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