Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 2QS
How much crime is recorded in RH16 2QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
RH16 2QSHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 2QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 2QS 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
9.2
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 2QSNational
Burglary10.09.1
Violence and sexual offences6.323.6
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order0.84.6
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.