Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 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 40.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Oathall Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 199th 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 Oathall Road (RH16 3EB) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Oathall Road (RH16 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near B2272. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oathall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2272 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iona Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perrymount Road —
Apr 2026Other theft B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B2272 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayflower Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayflower Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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