Total Crime Rate
96.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heasewood area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 80th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heasewood (RH16 4TJ) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heasewood (RH16 4TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pondside (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Haywards Heath Ashenground| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pondside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trubwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pondside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechcroft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rushy Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trubwick Avenue | — |
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