Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 135th 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 3UX) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield (RH10 3UX), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndown. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Blackheath Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Binney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Copthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywards Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndown —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blindley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copthorne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ferndown Under investigation
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Data Sources

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