Crap Towns / Burgess Hill / Crime

How much crime is there in Burgess Hill?

The police recorded 57.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Burgess Hill from September 2023 to August 2026, 24% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 21.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 54.8, down from 62.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	62.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	56.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	54.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	21.3	34.1
Shoplifting	8.8	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.1	7.0
Public order	6.0	6.6
Other theft	4.2	5.4
Burglary	2.8	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.5	3.8
Other crime	1.5	2.0
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Brighton and Hove	13.0 km	104
Lewes	13.2 km	88.3
Southwick	15.4 km	60.6
Burgess Hill	–	57.8
Shoreham-by-Sea	16.7 km	56.7
Steyning	16.0 km	50.5
Haywards Heath	5.5 km	44.8
Uckfield	16.1 km	44.8
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	3.4 km	44.0
Henfield	10.6 km	38.6
Southwater	17.7 km	28.0
The typical town	–	76.2