Total Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mayhouse Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 79th 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 Mayhouse Road (RH15 9RF) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayhouse Road (RH15 9RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Potters Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Potters Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Capenors | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
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