Total Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harlands Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harlands Close (RH16 1PS) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harlands Close (RH16 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pasture Hill Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Hill (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pasture Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pasture Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Hill | Under investigation |
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