Total Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashenground Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashenground Road (RH16 4QD) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashenground Road (RH16 4QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Grove, where police recorded 8 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryecroft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ash Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolding Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selby Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selby Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashenground Road | — |
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