Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 5.8 1/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

White Heather Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath , and the 217th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around White Heather Drive (RH16 4XP) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath average (62.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Heather Drive (RH16 4XP), the main crime hotspot is near St Edmund'S Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in White Heather Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petlands Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petlands Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mallion —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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