Crime Rates at Washington Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3HL

Washington Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath , and the 183rd 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 Washington Road (RH16 3HL) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washington Road (RH16 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.