Total Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lucastes Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 454 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 Lucastes Road (RH16 1JL) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% 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 Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lucastes Road (RH16 1JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knight Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burgess Hill Dunstall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knight Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucastes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wychperry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Culross Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Culross Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lucas Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knight Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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