Total Crime Rate
52.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 163rd 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 London Road (RH10 8LA) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Ifield average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (RH10 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Black Dog Walk. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawley Fastway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Dog Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Firle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Firle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Firle Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vivienne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dobson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dobson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dobson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tushmore Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Dog Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tushmore Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivanhoe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivanhoe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Dog Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Martyrs | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crawley Fastway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Turnpike Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Falcon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tushmore Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Depot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Depot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Depot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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