Total Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buttermere Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 40th highest crime rate of 368 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 Buttermere Close (RH10 3FA) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 109.1% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 520.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermere Close (RH10 3FA), the main crime hotspot is near Honour Way. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buttermere Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Eames Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honour Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttermere Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honour Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Honour Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Honour Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honour Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eames Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eames Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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