Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 1UG
How much crime is recorded in RH16 1UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath North East
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,781 (2024)
RH16 1UGHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 1UG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 1UG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 1UGNational
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Violence and sexual offences3.923.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft0.94.5
Public order0.74.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.