Total Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 208.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sovereign Business Park area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 16th highest crime rate of 450 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 Sovereign Business Park (RH15 9TY) in the last 12 months was 208.5 per 1,000 residents and was 323.3% higher than the Burgess Hill Franklands average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Business Park (RH15 9TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edwin Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sovereign Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michelbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bulbeck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Michelbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Michelbourne Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michelbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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