Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pelham Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pelham Road (RH16 2ER) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Pelham Road (RH16 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Bentswood Crescent. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Haywards Heath Franklands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodstock Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barn Cottage Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentswood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barn Cottage Lane | — |
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