Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16 4TU
How much crime is recorded in RH16 4TU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
RH16 4TUHaywards Heath
How safe is RH16 4TU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH16 4TU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4TUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Public order4.64.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.84.5
Burglary1.59.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.