Crime Rates at Vale Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4JE

Vale Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 454 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 Vale Road (RH16 4JE) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (RH16 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmbush Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.