Total Crime Rate
119.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barley Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 79th 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 Barley Close (RH10 6BA) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Northgate & West Green average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barley Close (RH10 6BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Terrace (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northgate & West Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Imperial Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Imperial Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Imperial Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lyndhurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Station Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Barley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Barley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barley Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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