Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 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 73.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashenground Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 108th 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 Ashenground Road (RH16 4PP) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashenground Road (RH16 4PP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Ashenground Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorts Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2272 —
Apr 2026Drugs B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Way —
Apr 2026Public order B2272 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 Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B2272 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashenground Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryecroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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