Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 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 58.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lyoth Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyoth Lane (RH16 2QA) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Haywards Heath Franklands average (47.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyoth Lane (RH16 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nettle Grove, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Park (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyoth Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowsweet Drive —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Meadowsweet Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sorrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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