Total Crime Rate
74.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lark Rise area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 158th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lark Rise (RH11 7QG) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Ifield average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lark Rise (RH11 7QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Rise (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ifield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Copse Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maiden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plover Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Copse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Raven Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maiden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maiden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ifield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Swallow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kestrel Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kestrel Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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