Total Crime Rate
149.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pevensey Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 60th highest crime rate of 368 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 Pevensey Close (RH10 7BL) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% higher than the Pound Hill North & Forge Wood average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pevensey Close (RH10 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Hastings Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pound Hill North & Forge Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pevensey Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewes Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewes Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewes Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arundel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Close | Under investigation |
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