Total Crime Rate

735.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

274.5 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 735.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 274.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 112.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.1 9/10
  • Public order 88.2 10/10
  • Drugs 34.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Madeira Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Denne , and the 4th highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Horsham .

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 Madeira Avenue (RH12 1AB) in the last 12 months was 735.3 per 1,000 residents and was 289.3% higher than the Denne average (188.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 274.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madeira Avenue (RH12 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carfax, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Street (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Madeira Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Madeira Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hewells Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewells Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewells Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Madeira Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Madeira Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Madeira Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2237 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2237 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2237 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dukes Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carfax Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carfax Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carfax Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carfax —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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