Total Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 32.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 213th 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 4QA) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% 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 ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashenground Road (RH16 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Centenary Way, where police recorded 9 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.

Crime Over Time in Ashenground Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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