Crime Rates at The Birches, Crawley, RH10 1SA

The Birches area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Birches (RH10 1SA) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% 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 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.