Total Crime Rate
115.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burchetts Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burchetts Close (RH16 4RL) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 125.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burchetts Close (RH16 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Massey Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pullman Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burchetts Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilnbarn Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Massey Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Massey Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pullman Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolding Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Holmbush Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cedar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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