Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 44.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kennard Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 182nd 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 Kennard Lane (RH16 4UB) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennard Lane (RH16 4UB), 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 Kennard Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anscombe Woods Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Holmbush Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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