Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Western Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (RH16 3LP) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 400.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (RH16 3LP), the main crime hotspot is near Highland Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swainsthorpe Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Swainsthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petlands Gardens Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robin Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firlands —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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