Total Crime Rate

89.2 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Swallow Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 124th 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 Swallow Road (RH11 7RF) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallow Road (RH11 7RF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swallow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Medlar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Raven Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hazel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maiden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maiden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Swallow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Robin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Langley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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