Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Barley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Barley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Imperial Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Imperial Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Imperial Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lyndhurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Station Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Barley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Barley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Barley Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barley Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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