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

Balcombe Road 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 Balcombe Road (RH6 9SW) 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 Balcombe Road (RH6 9SW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balcombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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