Total Crime Rate

211.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.3 10/10
  • Other theft 53.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pepper Drive 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 Pepper Drive (RH15 9UZ) 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 Pepper Drive (RH15 9UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Edwin Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pepper Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shotters —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warelands —
Sep 2025Public order Mayhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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