Crime Rate in Furnace Green, ward

Furnace Green has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Crawley district and the 2978th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 574th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Furnace Green in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Crawley district average (132.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Furnace Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Furnace Green ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 24 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Greenacres (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.