Total Crime Rate
39.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stepney Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Furnace Green , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 368 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 Stepney Close (RH10 7XB) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stepney Close (RH10 7XB), the main crime hotspot is near Baxter Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Furnace Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Atkinson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Watson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Baxter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baxter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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