Total Crime Rate

74.8 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 74.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lark 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 7QQ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 7QQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lark Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Maiden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squirrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maiden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Raven Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ifield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Swallow Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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