East Grinstead Town vs Gatwick

East Grinstead Town has a safety score of 31/100 (Below Average) and recorded 672 crimes in the last 12 months. Gatwick has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 1,962 crimes. East Grinstead Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

East Grinstead Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -17.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Gatwick shows -14.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In East Grinstead Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (228 incidents). In Gatwick, it is Possession of Weapons (437 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

East Grinstead Town recorded 123 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Gatwick recorded 187. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in East Grinstead Town totalled 228 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 315 in Gatwick. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, East Grinstead Town recorded 812 crimes (now 672, a change of -17.2%). Gatwick recorded 2,289 crimes previously (now 1,962, -14.3%).

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. East Grinstead Town has a resolution rate of 41.2% and Gatwick has 37.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

East Grinstead Town falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Gatwick 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 East Grinstead Town and Gatwick. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.