Total Crime Rate
26.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forge Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Forge Road (RH10 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Pound Hill North & Forge Wood average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forge Road (RH10 1RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelwick Avenue. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pound Hill North & Forge Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hazelwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hazelwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hazelwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hazelwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hazelwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hazelwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hazelwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hazelwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hazelwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodend Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kimberley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Street | Under investigation |
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