Standing view · health · Crawley
deteriorating, held with established confidence, formed on 5 October 2026 from movements in 2025.
Health measures in Crawley have been worsening, and the early-death rate is the reason. Deaths before age 75, per 100,000 was 279.88 in 2024, recorded as favourable against the usual pattern for its year, then 332 in 2025 and unfavourable. Adults who are obese stood at 33.48 in 2023/24 and was also unfavourable. Health series here publish once a year, so a single reversal in the early-death rate cannot be confirmed or overturned until the next release; the obesity reading moving the same way is what makes the view established rather than resting on one number.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Crawley. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Adults who are obese | 2023/24 | deteriorating |
| Deaths before age 75, per 100,000 | 2024 | improving |
| Deaths before age 75, per 100,000 | 2025 | deteriorating |