Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 2PU
How much crime is recorded in RH16 2PU, 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
- 1,824 (2024)
RH16 2PUHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 2PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 4.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 2PU 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
4.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 2PUNational
Burglary3.49.1
Violence and sexual offences3.323.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other crime2.11.5
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order0.74.6
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 67% 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.