Crime Rates at Blackwater Lane, Crawley, RH10 7RN

Blackwater Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackwater Lane (RH10 7RN) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwater Lane (RH10 7RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Rise, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sedgewick Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.