Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Caburn Heights area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 175th 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 Caburn Heights (RH11 8QX) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Northgate & West Green average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caburn Heights (RH11 8QX), the main crime hotspot is near Hambleton Hill. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caburn Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darleydale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Caburn Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sequoia Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ditchling Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolstonbury Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Chandler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Downland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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