Crime Rates at Western Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3LR

Western Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath , and the 217th 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 Western Road (RH16 3LR) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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