Total Crime Rate

726.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 726.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 119.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Other theft 93.3 10/10
  • Public order 80.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.3 8/10
  • Drugs 61.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 35.4 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
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

Buckingham Gate area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood , and the 8th highest crime rate of 368 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 Buckingham Gate (RH6 0NT) in the last 12 months was 726.7 per 1,000 residents and was 750.4% higher than the Pound Hill North & Forge Wood average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 218.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Gate (RH6 0NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadowcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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