Total Crime Rate

393.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 393.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Public order 40.8 10/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Town Mead 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 Town Mead (RH11 7EF) 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 Town Mead (RH11 7EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Town Mead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northgate Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Other theft Northgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Northgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Crabtree Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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