Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 69.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Weald Rise area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 115th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weald Rise (RH16 4RB) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weald Rise (RH16 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Ruppell Rise. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Weald Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruppell Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruppell Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruppell Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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