Total Crime Rate

340.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 340.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Public order 35.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancing Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 21st highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancing Close (RH11 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 340.3 per 1,000 residents and was 339.2% higher than the Ifield average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancing Close (RH11 0DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linchmere Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancing Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancing Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Margaret Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Percivale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lady Margaret Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Little Paddocks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dempsey Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Messenger Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedivere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancing Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friston Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Linchmere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linchmere Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friston Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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