Crime Rates at Cheffins Walk, Haywards Heath, RH17 7EP

Cheffins Walk area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheffins Walk (RH17 7EP) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheffins Walk (RH17 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapman Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southdowns Park (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.