Total Crime Rate
38.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rumbolds Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 204th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rumbolds Lane (RH16 4NX) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rumbolds Lane (RH16 4NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Place, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acre Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cherry Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilnbarn Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ash Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pierces Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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