Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rackham Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rackham Close (RH11 8TB) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Northgate & West Green average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% 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 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditchling Hill (22 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sunningdale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sequoia Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chandler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Barrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Keymer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perryfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sunningdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perryfield Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ditchling Hill Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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