Crawley Town Centre vs East Dean

Crawley Town Centre has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,820 crimes in the last 12 months. East Dean has a safety score of 85/100 (Very Safe) with 72 crimes. East Dean scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Crawley Town Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. East Dean shows -13.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Crawley Town Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Shoplifting (531 incidents). In East Dean, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (22 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Crawley Town Centre recorded 253 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while East Dean recorded 22. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Crawley Town Centre totalled 439 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 15 in East Dean. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Crawley Town Centre recorded 1,874 crimes (now 1,820, a change of -2.9%). East Dean recorded 83 crimes previously (now 72, -13.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Crawley Town Centre has a resolution rate of 39.7% and East Dean has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Crawley Town Centre falls within the Sussex Police boundary. East Dean is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Crawley Town Centre and East Dean. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.