Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 2SE
How much crime is recorded in RH16 2SE, 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
- 2,665 (2024)
RH16 2SEHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 2SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 2SE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2SENational
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.