Crime Rates at Furzefield, Crawley, RH11 7JU

Furzefield area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 368 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 Furzefield (RH11 7JU) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furzefield (RH11 7JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ewhurst Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deerswood Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.