Postcode district · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH16
How much crime is recorded in RH16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 51,489 (2024)
RH16Postcode district · Haywards Heath
How safe is RH16
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH16, 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
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
RH16National
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary4.99.1
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.