Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 7EU
How much crime is recorded in RH17 7EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelwood & Nutley
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,927 (2024)
RH17 7EUHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 7EU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 7EU 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
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 7EUNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.