Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath vs Ratton

Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath has a safety score of 44/100 (Below Average) and recorded 482 crimes in the last 12 months. Ratton has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) with 182 crimes. Ratton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath shows a year-on-year crime trend of +23% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Ratton shows +44.4% (rising). 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 (166 incidents). In Ratton, it is Violent Crime (65 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ashenground and Heath Haywards Heath recorded 102 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ratton recorded 43. 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 166 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 65 in Ratton. 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 392 crimes (now 482, a change of +23%). Ratton recorded 126 crimes previously (now 182, +44.4%).

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 57.9% and Ratton has 31.3%. 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. Ratton 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 Ratton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.