Total Crime Rate
72.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ewhurst 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.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Furzefield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crabtree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furzefield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Green Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jackdaw Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Furzefield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Deerswood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plover Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ewhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ewhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Deerswood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Copse Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
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