Total Crime Rate
109.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 89th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around New Street (RH10 1LP) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher than the Pound Hill North & Forge Wood average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Street (RH10 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wassand Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rye Ash | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wassand Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coppice Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rye Ash | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crabbet Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stephenson Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wassand Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crabbet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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