Total Crime Rate

196.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 33.6 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheldon Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Maidenbower , and the 35th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheldon Close (RH10 7WU) in the last 12 months was 196.1 per 1,000 residents and was 386.7% higher than the Maidenbower average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldon Close (RH10 7WU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheldon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heathcotes Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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