Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Sorrel Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 157th highest crime rate of 454 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 Sorrel Close (RH16 2EA) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Haywards Heath Franklands average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Sorrel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tall Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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