Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 6BF
How much crime is recorded in RH17 6BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balcombe & Handcross
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,441 (2024)
RH17 6BFHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 6BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 6BF 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
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 6BFNational
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Public order3.64.6
Other crime3.11.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft2.24.5
Burglary1.79.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.