Burgess Hill East
Middle areaSouth Mid Sussex. 10,678 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Burgess Hill East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Burgess Hill East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burgess Hill East at a rate of 60.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across Mid Sussex.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 206 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 178 |
| Other crime | 111 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 60 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Burgess Hill East compares
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Is Burgess Hill East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burgess Hill East at a rate of 60.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across Mid Sussex.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Burgess Hill East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (206), anti-social behaviour (178) and other crime (111).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Mid Sussex
These figures are published for the whole of Mid Sussex, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Mid Sussex and not Burgess Hill East alone. See Mid Sussex
Burgess Hill East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Burgess Hill East was £410,000 in 2025.
Burgess Hill East had 9,842 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Burgess Hill East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Burgess Hill East, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.