Crime Rate in Haywards Heath Franklands, ward

Haywards Heath Franklands has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Mid Sussex district and the 2565th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 483rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Haywards Heath Franklands in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Mid Sussex district average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Haywards Heath Franklands’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Haywards Heath Franklands ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.