Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Haywards Heath Ashenground
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.80 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.80 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Haywards Heath Ashenground
Crime trends · Haywards Heath Ashenground
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY -58%
ASB
9
YoY +80%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -60%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
30
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Haywards Heath Ashenground
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,574
White Brit.79.1%
Other White6.9%
Other Asian2.7%
Indian2.2%
African1.4%
+ 4 other groups · 7.7%
Religion
Total residents: 7,560
Christian48.5%
No religion41.8%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim1.5%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,551
35–4923.3%
50–6418.4%
25–3414.7%
65–748.6%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Total households: 3,297
Other19.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.8%
Any member 66+12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
