Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Meadowsweet Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 454 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 Meadowsweet Drive (RH16 2DY) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Haywards Heath Franklands average (49.7 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet Drive (RH16 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nettle Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scamps Hill (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowsweet Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nettle Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nettle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yarrow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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