Crime Rate in Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore, ward

Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Mid Sussex district and the 2801st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 537th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Mid Sussex district average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 177 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.