Total Crime Rate
393.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sunnymead area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 15th 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 Sunnymead (RH11 7DX) in the last 12 months was 393.9 per 1,000 residents and was 307.5% higher than the Ifield average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 230.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunnymead (RH11 7DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 206 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Keys (115 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ifield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnymead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Victoria Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Crabtree | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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