Total Crime Rate

228.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 228.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Watersfield Road 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 Watersfield Road (RH10 3ZJ) 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 Watersfield Road (RH10 3ZJ), the main crime hotspot is near Portfield Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Pound Hill North & Forge Wood

Crime Over Time in Watersfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whiteoak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiteoak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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