Total Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sevenfields area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 454 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 Sevenfields (RH15 9XE) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Burgess Hill Dunstall 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sevenfields (RH15 9XE), the main crime hotspot is near Gatehouse Lane. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 152 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burgess Hill Dunstall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gatehouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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