Total Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

This area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (RH16 4AW) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode RH16 4AW, the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in RH16 4AW area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Boltro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Other theft South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muster Green South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boltro Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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