Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Vale Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 224th 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 Vale Road (RH16 4JS) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (RH16 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Burchetts Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchetts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolding Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southdown Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmbush Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Ride —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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