Total Crime Rate

300.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 300.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 222.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Lewes Road area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 6th highest crime rate of 454 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 Lewes Road (RH17 7SA) in the last 12 months was 300.4 per 1,000 residents and was 511.1% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 236.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewes Road (RH17 7SA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lewes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Carmelstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frankton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frankton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Point Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Road —
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Data Sources

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