Total Crime Rate
196.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nelson Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Maidenbower , and the 35th 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 Nelson Close (RH10 7GH) in the last 12 months was 196.1 per 1,000 residents and was 386.7% higher than the Maidenbower average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nelson Close (RH10 7GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pevensey Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maidenbower| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pevensey Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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