Crime Rates at Heath Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3BQ

Heath Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 15th 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 Heath Road (RH16 3BQ) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 146.2% higher than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (RH16 3BQ), the main crime hotspot is near B2272. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.