Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 4HE
How much crime is recorded in RH16 4HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,728 (2024)
RH16 4HEHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 4HE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 4HE area, well 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 4HENational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Public order5.64.6
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.