Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 5LA
How much crime is recorded in RH17 5LA, 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
- 1,457 (2024)
RH17 5LAHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 5LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 5LA area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 5LANational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% 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.