Crime Rates at Bligh Close, Crawley, RH10 5DL

Bligh Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Southgate , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bligh Close (RH10 5DL) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Southgate average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bligh Close (RH10 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ross Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tilgate Parade (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.