Total Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poynings Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 57th 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 Poynings Road (RH11 0TW) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Bewbush & North Broadfield average (106.8 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poynings Road (RH11 0TW), the main crime hotspot is near Dobbins Place. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poynings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobbins Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaumont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dobbins Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Orchards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tunnmeade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strickland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tunnmeade Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dobbins Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dobbins Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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