Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 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 44.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pineham Copse area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath , and the 181st 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 Pineham Copse (RH16 3HT) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pineham Copse (RH16 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Triangle Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New England Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pineham Copse area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petlands Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iona Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayflower Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayflower Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petlands Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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