Total Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heathfield area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 174th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heathfield (RH10 3UX) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heathfield (RH10 3UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackheath, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndown (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halifax Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Headley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Copthorne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Copthorne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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