Total Crime Rate

187.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bolding Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolding Way (RH16 4RT) in the last 12 months was 187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 280.6% higher than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolding Way (RH16 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near Burchetts Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolding Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchetts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kennard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolding Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmbush Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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