Total Crime Rate
384.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crabtree Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 16th 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 Crabtree Road (RH11 7HL) in the last 12 months was 384.2 per 1,000 residents and was 297.5% higher than the Ifield average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 133.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crabtree Road (RH11 7HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crabtree Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ifield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Town Barn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewhurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Town Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smalls Mead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Town Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Crabtree | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Green Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Copse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Crabtree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Copse Crescent | — |
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