Total Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Haywards Heath Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Haywards Heath Road (BN8 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haywards Heath Road (BN8 4EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haywards Heath Road area

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Data Sources

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