Total Crime Rate

420.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 420.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 271.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Birches area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 15th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Birches (RH10 1RU) in the last 12 months was 420.2 per 1,000 residents and was 428.2% 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 Shoplifting with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 208.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Birches (RH10 1RU), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelwick Avenue. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Birches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hazelwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppice Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coppice Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Crabbet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbet Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazelwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazelwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hazelwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rye Ash Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelwick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwick Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Rye Ash Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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