Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 7LR
How much crime is recorded in RH17 7LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelwood & Nutley
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,095 (2024)
RH17 7LRHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 7LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 7LR 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
10.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 7LRNational
Burglary12.09.1
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Other theft3.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.