Total Crime Rate

163.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • 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

Chaffinch Close 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 Chaffinch Close (RH11 7QW) 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 Chaffinch Close (RH11 7QW), the main crime hotspot is near Briar Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaffinch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Falcon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canberra Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hazel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chaffinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Langley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Langley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Robin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Medlar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Swallow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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