Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 7FT
How much crime is recorded in RH17 7FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,925 (2024)
RH17 7FTHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 7FT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 7FT 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
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 7FTNational
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Public order2.14.6
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Theft from the person1.72.1
Robbery0.81.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.