Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Palmer Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Furnace Green , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmer Road (RH10 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Furnace Green average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Road (RH10 7HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lucas Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Watson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chapman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ritchie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harper Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tullett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gates Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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