Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashenground 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ashenground Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2272 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2272 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2272 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2272 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2272 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B2272 β€”
Sep 2025Public order B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B2272 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B2272 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs B2272 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B2272 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2272 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B2272 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caxton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wivelsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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