Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 166th highest crime rate of 454 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 Long Walk (RH16 3LU) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Haywards Heath Franklands average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Walk (RH16 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoblands (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walnut Park —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Larch Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tall Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Pines Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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