Total Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 17.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Appledore Gardens 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 Appledore Gardens (RH16 2EX) 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 Appledore Gardens (RH16 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Greenways. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appledore Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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