Total Crime Rate
179.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
102.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malthouse Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 367 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 Malthouse Road (RH10 6BQ) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Northgate & West Green average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malthouse Road (RH10 6BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Barley Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakhaven | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stonefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southgate Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holmcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holmcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakhaven | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunningdale Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunningdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonefield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baker Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beeches Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collier Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collier Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stonefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | East Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | East Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Keys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ash Keys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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