Total Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holbeck Walk area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holbeck Walk (RH16 2BF) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the Haywards Heath Franklands average (47.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holbeck Walk (RH16 2BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nettle Grove, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Park (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lindfield Rural & High Weald| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Meadowsweet Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gravelye Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langmore Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sorrel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Speedwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Speedwell Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowsweet Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Speedwell Drive | — |
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