Total Crime Rate
228.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forge Wood area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 31st 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 Forge Wood (RH10 3NH) in the last 12 months was 228.9 per 1,000 residents and was 167.9% 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 45 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). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 347.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forge Wood (RH10 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Steers Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jade Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pound Hill North & Forge Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whiteoak Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tulip Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whiteoak Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Wood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tulip Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jade Way | — |
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