Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 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 75.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Queens Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (RH16 1EB) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (RH16 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywards Heath —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywards Heath —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perrymount Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgersmill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgersmill —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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