Postcode · Crawley
Crime in RH11 9SN
How much crime is recorded in RH11 9SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balcombe & Handcross
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,465 (2024)
How safe is RH11 9SN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH11 9SN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
RH11 9SNNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary14.19.1
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.