Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 5PH
How much crime is recorded in RH17 5PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balcombe & Handcross
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,158 (2024)
RH17 5PHHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 5PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 5PH area, 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
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5PHNational
Burglary10.89.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime3.01.5
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.