Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caburn Heights area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 74th 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 Caburn Heights (RH11 8SR) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caburn Heights (RH11 8SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downland Drive, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hambleton Hill (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Caburn Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downland Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caburn Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cissbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chanctonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caburn Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caburn Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedale Close —
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Data Sources

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