Total Crime Rate

197.5 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 197.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heathfield area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 34th 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 Heathfield (RH10 3UG) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 131.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield (RH10 3UG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copthorne Road —
Sep 2025Public order Copthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Binney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Blackheath Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blindley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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