Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 7BQ
How much crime is recorded in RH17 7BQ, 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
- 1,803 (2024)
RH17 7BQHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 7BQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 7BQ 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
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 7BQNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 91% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.