Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle Mead area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote , and the 35th highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Horsham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Mead (BN44 3RG) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 233.4% higher than the Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote average (30.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Mead (BN44 3RG), the main crime hotspot is near St Cuthman'S Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Middle Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Reads Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reads Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooting Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthman'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthman'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reads Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Reads Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shooting Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Toomey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooting Field Under investigation
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Data Sources

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