Total Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aspen Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Haywards Heath Franklands , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Aspen Close (RH16 3RD) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the Haywards Heath Franklands average (47.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aspen Close (RH16 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larch Way, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashdown Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Speedwell Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Speedwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Speedwell Drive | — |
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