Total Crime Rate

340.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 340.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Other theft 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Town Mead area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 367 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 7EH) in the last 12 months was 340.1 per 1,000 residents and was 338.9% higher than the Ifield average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 53.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Mead (RH11 7EH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 317 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Town Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckmans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckmans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Buckmans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Sunnymead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Keys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Keys Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Keys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cross Keys Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Keys Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Keys —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Keys —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Keys —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Keys —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Keys —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Keys —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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