Crime Rates at Chelsea Arcade, Haywards Heath, RH16 3AP

Chelsea Arcade area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the highest crime rate of 450 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 Chelsea Arcade (RH16 3AP) in the last 12 months was 795.3 per 1,000 residents and was 885.9% higher than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 241.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelsea Arcade (RH16 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Road, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B2272 (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.