Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sussex Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 67th 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 Sussex Road (RH16 4EB) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (RH16 4EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B2272, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sussex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorts Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iona Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petlands Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petlands Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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