'Violent disorder' in Crawley Indian restaurant Tamashah

Sussex Police has called for the licence review of Tamashah, located at 91 High Street in Crawley.

The police application to Crawley Borough Council said incidents in and around the venue have included assaults, high levels of intoxication and anti-social behaviour.

In the most recent incident on August 31, 2025, officers attended the venue in response to concerns over public safety and overcrowding at Mehfil Lounge, a cocktail bar on the ground floor.

While inside, an officer saw unrest escalate, with multiple groups pushing and shoving each other - leading to a senior staff member and a customer suffering facial injuries.

The customer was arrested after leaving the venue and inciting a group of intoxicated individuals.

More than 20 officers were deployed to the scene, with multiple requests to stop selling alcohol refused.

The disorder is the latest in a string of issues involving the restaurant, according to the licence review report.

On September 7, 2024, police received a complaint alleging the lounge had breached its premises licence conditions by permitting children to attend an event that was not a private function.

CCTV showed multiple young children in the venue for an event which was later discovered to have had promotional material including a clothed adult male performer simulating sexual activity with a female adult.

Police were also called to the lounge on March 5, 2023, following reports of a serious assault where an individual sustained a deep laceration to the head after an altercation at the front of the premises.

Sussex Police are requesting that serious consideration is given to revoking the venue's premises licence.

The application will come before Crawley Borough Council's licensing sub-committee on January 21.