Total Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Colwell Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 44th 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 Colwell Road (RH16 4HB) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 189.4% higher than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwell Road (RH16 4HB), the main crime hotspot is near Highland Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdowns Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennetts Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennetts Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colwell Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southdowns Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdowns Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petlands Gardens Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robin Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckle Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennetts Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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