Latest Crawley court results: Sweet theft, drug-driving and assaulting a constable on duty

The following are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases from the Crawley area sentenced by West Sussex Magistrates’ Court sitting at Crawley from October 19 to October 23, 2026.

Marcus Wells, 53, of Selsey Road, Crawley: Ordered to pay £74.70 compensation after admitting to stealing four 110g Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bars, two Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffles boxes, three Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel chocolate bars, two Toblerone Truffles Assorted, four Cadbury Marvellous Creations Jelly Pop Candy chocolate bars, and four 180g Cadbury Dairy Milk Crunchie Bits chocolate bars from Tesco in Crawley on July 10, 2026. Ordered to pay a further £9 compensation after admitting to stealing a bottle of Prosecco belonging to Majestic Wines in Haywards Heath on March 10, 2026.

Richard Stevenson, 39, of Sunningdale Court, Crawley: Fined £50 and ordered to pay £85 costs after failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Crawley Magistrates Court on June 16, 2025 – namely failing to report as instructed for unpaid work on September 9, 2026, September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026, and failing to provide evidence within five working days of each absence.

Mohamed Mwanja, 70, of Weald Drive, Furnace Green: Fined £500 and must pay £300 costs, £332 surcharge, after being found guilty of failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver, who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence, in Shoreham on July 3, 2025. Disqualified from driving for six months. Also fined £330 and must pay £130 costs after admitting to using a vehicle on the A23 at Warninglid without third party insurance on May 3, 2026. Driving record endorsed with six points.

These are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases from the Crawley area. Picture contributedplaceholder image
These are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases from the Crawley area. Picture contributed

Aneeza Khan, 28, of Woodfield Road, Crawley: Disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £80 and must pay £85 costs, £48 surcharge, after after admitting to drug-driving (3.3ug/L Delta-9-TCH) in Lyminster Road, Lyminster, on May 16, 2026. Also fined £40 after admitting to possessing a class B drug – cannabis – on the same date.

Michelle Mander, 47, of Ellman Road, Crawley: Fined £120 and must pay £85 costs, £48 surcharge, after admitting to assault by beating in Crawley on August 3, 2026.

Louise Nell, 62, of Robin Close, Crawley: Must pay £50 compensation, £200 costs, £26 surcharge, after admitting to assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty in Crawley on January 20, 2026. Also given a nine-month period of conditional discharge.

Peter Harpham, 57, of Kestrel Close, Crawley: Disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and must pay £130 costs, £48 surcharge, after being found guilty of driving a vehicle in Stagelands, Langley Green on January 3, 2026 despite having his licence revoked on account of a disability.

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