Crime Rates at Anscombe Wood Crescent, Haywards Heath, RH16 4UJ

Anscombe Wood Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 44th 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 Anscombe Wood Crescent (RH16 4UJ) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 189.4% higher than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anscombe Wood Crescent (RH16 4UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bennetts Rise, where police recorded 16 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.