Crime Rates at Rectory Lane, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0NQ

Rectory Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 44th highest crime rate of 368 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 Rectory Lane (RH11 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 175.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% higher than the Ifield average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Lane (RH11 0NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near River Mead, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pinova Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.