Total Crime Rate

1127.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1127.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 660.6 10/10
  • Public order 146.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 138.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Martyrs Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Martyrs Avenue (RH11 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 1127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1066.8% 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 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 223 (≈ 813.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 585.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martyrs Avenue (RH11 7SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 272 crimes here, including 204 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Martyrs Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hollin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivienne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Betts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Betts Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Betts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Betts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canberra Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivanhoe Close
Sep 2025Public order Ivanhoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivienne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Betts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivienne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tushmore Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dobson Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Betts Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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