Crime Rates at The Birches, Crawley, RH10 1RN

The Birches area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 157th 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 The Birches (RH10 1RN) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Birches (RH10 1RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazelwick Avenue, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazelwick Mews (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.