RH11 has an annual crime rate of 81.48 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in RH11?

As of April 2026, RH11 has an annual crime rate of 81.48 per 1,000 residents, based on 559 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in RH11?

The most common crime type in RH11 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 190 incidents in April 2026 — 34.0% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the RH11 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in RH11: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

RH11 recorded 559 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.44 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.0% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

monitoring81.48 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment559 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_downCrime down 0.2% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

559

trending_up +7.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

81.48per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,531

Within RH11 district

Mid Sussex

75,084

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Supermarket Map	total: 32 Shoplifting: 26 Public order: 4	32
Supermarket Map	total: 17 Shoplifting: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 2	17
Orchard Street Map	total: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Public order: 2	14
River Mead Map	total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 1	9
Conference/Exhibition Centre Map	total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2	8
St John'S Road Map	total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2	8
Halley Close Map	total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 1	7
Victoria Mews Map	total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1	7
Prospect Place Map	total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2	7
Parking Area Map	total: 7 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2	7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

559 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

190

34.0%

Anti-social Behaviour

137

24.5%

Shoplifting

10.7%

Public Order

6.8%

Vehicle Crime

6.4%

Criminal Damage & Arson

5.5%

Other Theft

3.9%

Other Crime

2.3%

Drug Offences

2.3%

Weapons Possession

1.4%

Burglary

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.7%

Robbery

0.5%

Crime Analysis: RH11

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in RH11 at 34.0%. Anti-social Behaviour (24.5%) and Shoplifting (10.7%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in RH11 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 81.48 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for RH11 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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