Total Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashenground Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 227th highest 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 Ashenground Road (RH16 4PP) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashenground Road (RH16 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near B2272. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Haywards Heath Ashenground| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2272 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B2272 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2272 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2272 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2272 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2272 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2272 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B2272 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B2272 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B2272 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B2272 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B2272 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B2272 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B2272 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Edmund'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywards Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B2272 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2272 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B2272 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Edmund'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caxton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wivelsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Close | Under investigation |
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