Total Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kings Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 106th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (RH16 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (RH16 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bennetts Rise, where police recorded 19 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 Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anscombe Woods Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorts Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petlands Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Petlands Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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