Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 7RN
How much crime is recorded in RH17 7RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,150 (2024)
RH17 7RNHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 7RN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 7RN 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
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 7RNNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Burglary3.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.31.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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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.