Total Crime Rate

215.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 215.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New England Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath , and the 16th 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 New England Road (RH16 3LD) in the last 12 months was 215.4 per 1,000 residents and was 221.6% higher than the Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New England Road (RH16 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Bentswood Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New England Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New England Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firlands —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bentswood Road —
Sep 2025Public order Bentswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Bentswood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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