Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 1EW
How much crime is recorded in RH16 1EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,279 (2024)
RH16 1EWHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 1EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 1EW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 1EWNational
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.