Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 2LR
How much crime is recorded in RH16 2LR, 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
- 2,050 (2024)
RH16 2LRHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 2LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 2LR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 2LRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.81.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.