Crap Towns / Southwater / Crime

How much crime is there in Southwater?

The police recorded 28.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Southwater from September 2023 to August 2026, 63% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 13.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 27.4, up from 26.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	26.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	29.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	27.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	13.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.1	7.0
Public order	2.2	6.6
Vehicle crime	2.0	3.8
Other theft	1.9	5.4
Shoplifting	1.5	7.1
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Burglary	0.6	3.1
Drugs	0.6	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Crawley	15.2 km	96.2
Horsham	4.5 km	62.0
Burgess Hill	17.7 km	57.8
Billingshurst	7.2 km	54.4
Steyning	16.4 km	50.5
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	17.1 km	44.0
Broadbridge Heath	3.9 km	43.7
Storrington	13.7 km	40.7
Cranleigh	15.2 km	40.2
Henfield	12.6 km	38.6
Southwater	–	28.0
The typical town	–	76.2