Crime Rates at Hurstwood Lane, Haywards Heath, RH17 7SH

Hurstwood Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Burgess Hill Dunstall , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 454 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 Hurstwood Lane (RH17 7SH) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Burgess Hill Dunstall average (49.2 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 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurstwood Lane (RH17 7SH), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.