Total Crime Rate
110.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pevensey Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 85th 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 Pevensey Close (RH10 7BL) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% higher than the Pound Hill North & Forge Wood average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pevensey Close (RH10 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Hastings Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bodiam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bodiam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bodiam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Plat | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knepp Close | Under investigation |
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