Total Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Finches Park Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Finches Park Road (RH16 2DA) in the last 12 months was 2.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finches Park Road (RH16 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Oakfield Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lindfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakfield Close | Under investigation |
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