Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forester Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Southgate , and the 90th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forester Road (RH10 6EF) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forester Road (RH10 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Tilgate Way. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tilgate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beeches Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilgate Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Raleigh Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shackleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holmcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Keys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Keys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mason Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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