Total Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Henry Burt Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Burgess Hill Franklands , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Henry Burt Way (RH15 9UX) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henry Burt Way (RH15 9UX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Michelbourne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Michelbourne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Michelbourne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Michelbourne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Capenors | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bulbeck Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Albert Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Drive | — |
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