Crime Rates at Haywards, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 3NE

Haywards area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 116th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Haywards (RH10 3NE) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haywards (RH10 3NE), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndown. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.