Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 99.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Public order 14.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Pines area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath , and the 78th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Pines (RH16 3TX) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pines (RH16 3TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sylvan Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Pines area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime The Pines Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nettle Grove —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Nettle Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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