Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 3PR
How much crime is recorded in RH16 3PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath East
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,889 (2024)
RH16 3PRHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 3PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 3PR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 3PRNational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Public order11.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.