Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 57.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caxton Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath , and the 144th 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 Caxton Way (RH16 3TE) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caxton Way (RH16 3TE), the main crime hotspot is near B2272. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Caxton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petlands Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2272 —
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iona Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorts Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayflower Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayflower Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petlands Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B2272 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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