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

Vale Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 192nd lowest 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 Vale Road (RH16 4JS) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (RH16 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burchetts Close, where police recorded 18 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.