Crime Rates at Brainsmead, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5EY

Brainsmead area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brainsmead (RH17 5EY) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brainsmead (RH17 5EY), the main crime hotspot is near Goreside Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.