Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 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 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lark Rise area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 147th highest crime rate of 367 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 3.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% 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 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Rise (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lark Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Plover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Road —
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 2026Drugs Deerswood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copse Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leveret Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furzefield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackdaw Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardingly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furzefield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Furzefield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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