Total Crime Rate

146.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 146.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 41st highest crime rate of 454 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 Lowfield Road (RH16 4DW) in the last 12 months was 146.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% higher than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 128.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (β‰ˆ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowfield Road (RH16 4DW), the main crime hotspot is near Highland Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennetts Rise β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Francis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennetts Rise β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennetts Rise β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swainsthorpe Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Swainsthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southdowns Park β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdowns Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petlands Gardens Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdowns Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robin Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Road β€”

Data Sources

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