Total Crime Rate

176.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 176.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Anscombe Wood Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 21st highest crime rate of 450 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 Anscombe Wood Crescent (RH16 4UJ) in the last 12 months was 176.7 per 1,000 residents and was 245.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anscombe Wood Crescent (RH16 4UJ), 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 Anscombe Wood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Holmbush Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anscombe Woods Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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