Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 5BF
How much crime is recorded in RH17 5BF, 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
- 1,679 (2024)
RH17 5BFHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 5BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 5BF 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
RH17 5BFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Burglary3.49.1
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.