Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 7BP
How much crime is recorded in RH17 7BP, 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
- 1,366 (2024)
RH17 7BPHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 7BP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 7BP 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
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 7BPNational
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.