Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 2AY
How much crime is recorded in RH16 2AY, 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
- 1,851 (2024)
RH16 2AYHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 2AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 2AY 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
9.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 2AYNational
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
8
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.