Crime Rates at Haywards Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4JB

Haywards Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Haywards Road (RH16 4JB) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haywards Road (RH16 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near B2272. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.