Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 3LF
How much crime is recorded in RH16 3LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath East
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,620 (2024)
RH16 3LFHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 3LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 3LF 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
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 3LFNational
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Public order3.24.6
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.