Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lanercost Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 80th highest crime rate of 367 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 Lanercost Road (RH11 8JN) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lanercost Road (RH11 8JN), the main crime hotspot is near Hambleton Hill. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lanercost Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perryfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Autumn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cissbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goffs Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Goffs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goffs Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goffs Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chanctonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goffs Close —
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Data Sources

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