Crime Rates at West Street, Crawley, RH11 8AN

West Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 16th highest crime rate of 367 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 West Street (RH11 8AN) in the last 12 months was 404.7 per 1,000 residents and was 163.1% higher than the Northgate & West Green average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 209.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 184.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (RH11 8AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Terrace (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.