Total Crime Rate

41.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 194th highest crime rate of 450 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 Newton Road (RH16 2NA) in the last 12 months was 41.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 528.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (RH16 2NA), the main crime hotspot is near Dukes Barn Mews. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order B2111 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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