Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 4LU
How much crime is recorded in RH16 4LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,139 (2024)
RH16 4LUHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 4LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 4LU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 4LUNational
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Anti-social behaviour22.410.7
Burglary12.59.1
Shoplifting12.38.4
Public order11.94.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.