Crime Rate in Tilgate, ward

Tilgate has the 6th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Crawley district and the 2127th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 267th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tilgate in the last 12 months was 91.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Crawley district average (132.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tilgate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 243 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 309 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tilgate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ross Close, with 45 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Tilgate Way (29 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.