Overview of Crawley crime rate
Crime rating – high.
Crawley ranks 2nd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 16640 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Crawley has a population of 118493. This equates to a crime rate of 140.43 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 14.67 % compared to previous year.
Crawley ranks 2nd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 16640 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Crawley has a population of 118493. This equates to a crime rate of 140.43 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 14.67 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Crawley are Violence and sexual offences (33.1%) Anti-social behaviour (11.3%) Shoplifting (10.7%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (1.3%) Theft from the person (1.0%) Robbery (0.8%).
There are 13 wards in Crawley. Wards with high crime rates are Langley Green & Tushmore (454.4), Three Bridges (362.8), Northgate & West Green (184.3) . On the other end, safest wards are Furnace Green (58.6), Pound Hill South & Worth (42.3), Maidenbower (41.9) .
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Crawley crime incidents by crime type
A total of 16640 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 5516 (33.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1873 (11.3)%
- Shoplifting – 1773 (10.7)%
- Public order – 1455 (8.7)%
- Other theft – 1411 (8.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1083 (6.5)%
- Possession of weapons – 873 (5.2)%
- Vehicle crime – 800 (4.8)%
- Burglary – 582 (3.5)%
- Drugs – 485 (2.9)%
- Other crime – 274 (1.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 214 (1.3)%
- Theft from the person – 172 (1.0)%
- Robbery – 129 (0.8)%
How does Crawley compare against nearby areas ?
Crawley ranks 2nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Crawley wards
There are 13 wards within Crawley. Langley Green & Tushmore, Three Bridges, Northgate & West Green has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 13 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Crawley wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Crawley
There are 3 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Crawley. Highest crime rates in RH6, RH10, RH11 .
- RH6 – 151.1
- RH10 – 114.2
- RH11 – 107.5
Postcode districts in Crawley
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