Total Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fontwell Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Furnace Green , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fontwell Road (RH10 6NE) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Furnace Green average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fontwell Road (RH10 6NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rillside, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chasewood (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fontwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Chasewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rillside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furnace Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furnace Parade —
Sep 2025Other theft Furnace Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chasewood —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chasewood —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furnace Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furnace Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weald Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rillside Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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