Total Crime Rate

171.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 171.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Perrymount Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 24th 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 Perrymount Road (RH16 3DR) in the last 12 months was 171.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perrymount Road (RH16 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Perrymount Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Boltro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perrymount Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywards Heath —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywards Heath —
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Data Sources

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