Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Ewhurst Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 151st highest 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 Ewhurst Road (RH11 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Ifield average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ewhurst Road (RH11 7HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crabtree Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ewhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furzefield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crabtree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furzefield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Green Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackdaw Close
Apr 2026Drugs Furzefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Deerswood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Plover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ewhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ewhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Deerswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copse Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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