Total Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.2 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 15.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Edward Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Road (RH16 4QL) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Road (RH16 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bennetts Rise, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmbush Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Edward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorts Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Holmbush Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashenground Road —
Apr 2026Drugs St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anscombe Woods Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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