Total Crime Rate

769.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 769.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 210.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 181.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.2 9/10
  • Public order 78.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.9 10/10
  • Drugs 39.2 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.6 10/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 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

Madeira Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Denne , and the 4th highest crime rate of 422 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 769.6 per 1,000 residents and was 290.4% higher than the Denne average (197.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 328.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madeira Avenue (RH12 1AB), the main crime hotspot is near Carfax. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Madeira Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carfax —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carfax —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carfax —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barttelot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hewells Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carfax Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carfax Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carfax Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hewells Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hewells Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewells Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glynde Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Glynde Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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