Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 3NL
How much crime is recorded in RH16 3NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath East
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
RH16 3NLHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 3NL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 3NL 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
10.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 3NLNational
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Violence and sexual offences5.723.6
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.22.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.