Crime Rates at The Birches, Crawley, RH10 1SA

The Birches 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 The Birches (RH10 1SA) 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 The Birches (RH10 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazelwick Avenue, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.