Crime Rates at Sydney Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1QE

Sydney Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 66th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydney Road (RH16 1QE) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (RH16 1QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perrymount Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.