Total Crime Rate
39.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sunnywood Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 223rd highest 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 Sunnywood Drive (RH16 4PB) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunnywood Drive (RH16 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Grove, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Centenary Way (5 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 | Duncton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Ride | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southdown Close | — |
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