Postcode · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17 7ST
How much crime is recorded in RH17 7ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath North East
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,316 (2024)
RH17 7STHaywards Heath
How safe is RH17 7ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH17 7ST 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
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 7STNational
Burglary7.59.1
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% 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.