Total Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newbury Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 16th 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 Newbury Road (RH10 7SF) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newbury Road (RH10 7SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillcrest Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fitzalan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sedgefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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