Postcode district · Haywards Heath
Crime in RH17
How much crime is recorded in RH17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 45,992 (2024)
RH17Postcode district · Haywards Heath
How safe is RH17
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH17, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
RH17National
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.