Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 6SA
How much crime is recorded in RH17 6SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,852 (2024)
RH17 6SAHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 6SA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 6SA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 6SANational
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.