Total Crime Rate
207.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sheffield Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Furnace Green , and the 32nd 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 Sheffield Close (RH10 6RD) in the last 12 months was 207.2 per 1,000 residents and was 289.6% higher than the Furnace Green average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheffield Close (RH10 6RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strudgate Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenacres (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Norwich Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strudgate Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravetye Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnace Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lea | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strudgate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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