Crime Rates at Pelham Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2ER

Pelham Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 126th 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 Pelham Road (RH16 2ER) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Road (RH16 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barn Cottage Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentswood Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.