Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 56.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wivelsfield Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 149th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wivelsfield Road (RH16 4EF) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wivelsfield Road (RH16 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wivelsfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorts Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petlands Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Petlands Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Way —
Apr 2026Drugs St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anscombe Woods Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Court —
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Data Sources

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