Total Crime Rate
121.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Drummond Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 47th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Drummond Close (RH16 4DB) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drummond Close (RH16 4DB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryecroft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muster Green South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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