Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 190.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
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

Sheldon Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Maidenbower , and the 38th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheldon Close (RH10 7WU) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 388.4% higher than the Maidenbower average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 35.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldon Close (RH10 7WU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drury Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheldon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvest Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwater Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Vincent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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