Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 4FL
How much crime is recorded in RH16 4FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,639 (2024)
RH16 4FLHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 4FL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 4FL 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
13.7
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 4FLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.52.4
Burglary1.49.1
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 78% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.