Total Crime Rate

262.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 262.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Nicholas Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 26th 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 St Nicholas Court (RH10 7GT) in the last 12 months was 262.5 per 1,000 residents and was 207.2% 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 Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Court (RH10 7GT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alicia Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arundel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Belloc Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Worth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maunsell Park
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maunsell Park
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maunsell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Worth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saunders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Browning Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saunders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Close

Data Sources

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