Total Crime Rate

95.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mole Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 110th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mole Close (RH11 7PN) in the last 12 months was 95.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mole Close (RH11 7PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushetts Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Squirrel Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mole Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Ifield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushetts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rushetts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Binstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Close —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rushetts Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitchet Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walnut Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hare Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squirrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox Close —
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Data Sources

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