Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 109.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rackham Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 89th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rackham Close (RH11 8TB) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Northgate & West Green average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rackham Close (RH11 8TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunningdale Court, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditchling Hill (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rackham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sequoia Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakhaven
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhaven Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ditchling Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sullington Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hunter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltdean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunningdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunningdale Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loriners Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goffs Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chanctonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perryfield Road

Data Sources

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