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Postcode sector · Haywards Heath

Crime in RH17 5

How much crime is recorded in RH17 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Mid Sussex
Region
South East
Population
16,324 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RH17 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH17 5, 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

RH17 5National
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 23% 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.

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