Total Crime Rate
163.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maiden Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 50th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maiden Lane (RH11 7QR) in the last 12 months was 163.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maiden Lane (RH11 7QR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ifield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chaffinch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Robin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Langley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Falcon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Connaught Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hazel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Swallow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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