Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 1AS
How much crime is recorded in RH16 1AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
RH16 1ASHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 1AS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 1AS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
RH16 1ASNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft3.84.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.21.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.