Total Crime Rate
134.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pondcroft Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pondcroft Road (RH16 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 170.0% 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 Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pondcroft Road (RH16 2HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Haywards Heath Franklands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaloner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dukes Barn Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaloner Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dukes Barn Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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