Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath vs Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald

Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,012 crimes in the last 12 months. Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald has a safety score of 77/100 (Safe) with 196 crimes. Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath shows a year-on-year crime trend of +143.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald shows -54.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (349 incidents). In Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald, it is Violent Crime (68 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath recorded 251 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald recorded 53. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath totalled 349 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 68 in Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath recorded 416 crimes (now 1,012, a change of +143.3%). Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald recorded 428 crimes previously (now 196, -54.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath has a resolution rate of 33.7% and Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath and Lindfield, Ardingly and High Weald. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.