Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 3RF
How much crime is recorded in RH16 3RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath East
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
RH16 3RFHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 3RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 3RF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 3RFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft2.64.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 105% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.