Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cedar Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cedar Avenue (RH16 4UQ) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Avenue (RH16 4UQ), 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 Cedar Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Acre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pullman Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southdown Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pullman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pullman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pullman Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Pullman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolding Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchetts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilnbarn Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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