Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashenground Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 450 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 Ashenground Road (RH16 4PS) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashenground Road (RH16 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shorts Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redwood Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ashenground Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryecroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolding Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorts Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashenground Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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