Crime Rates at Renfields, Haywards Heath, RH16 4WG

Renfields area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 172nd 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 Renfields (RH16 4WG) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Renfields (RH16 4WG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brodford Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Centenary Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.