Total Crime Rate

165.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 32.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 27th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (RH16 1DB) in the last 12 months was 165.3 per 1,000 residents and was 104.9% higher than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (RH16 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgersmill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boltro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgersmill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perrymount Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywards Heath —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywards Heath —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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