Total Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

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 45.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Petlands Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 454 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 Petlands Road (RH16 4HH) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (90.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petlands Road (RH16 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petlands Road area

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

Data Sources

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