Total Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Laud Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Maidenbower , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laud Drive (RH10 7WP) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Maidenbower average (39.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laud Drive (RH10 7WP), the main crime hotspot is near Sedgewick Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maidenbower| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Vincent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harvest Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwater Lane | Under investigation |
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