Total Crime Rate

55.6 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 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Bentswood Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath , and the 156th 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 Bentswood Road (RH16 3PP) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentswood Road (RH16 3PP), 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 Bentswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order America Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barn Cottage Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barn Cottage Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentswood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Bentswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bentswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bentswood Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Quakers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Allen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Allen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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