Total Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 115.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old House Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 52nd 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 Old House Lane (RH16 4XF) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 125.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old House Lane (RH16 4XF), the main crime hotspot is near Pullman Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Holt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilnbarn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kingfisher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pullman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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