Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.4 6/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boston Court area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath , and the 104th 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 Boston Court (RH16 3PY) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boston Court (RH16 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bentswood Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Boston Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barn Cottage Lane β€”
Apr 2026Public order Allen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barn Cottage Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barn Cottage Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boston Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barn Cottage Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boston Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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