Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 4PS
How much crime is recorded in RH16 4PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,544 (2024)
RH16 4PSHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 4PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 4PS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 4PSNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Burglary1.49.1
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 103% 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.