Total Crime Rate

232.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 232.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Market Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 13th highest crime rate of 454 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 232.0 per 1,000 residents and was 157.0% higher than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (RH16 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perrymount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boltro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boltro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywards Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clair Road —
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Data Sources

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