Crime in Crawley
Recorded crime in Crawley is 1.2 times the Crawley council average and 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 4%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Crawley: about 35,730 residents in 32 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 7.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- +4%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.2×the Crawley council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Crawley.
Crime over 5 years
Up 4% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Crawley, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the Crawley council average (1.4× the England and Wales average). 120 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 64% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Robbery: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 64% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 27 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Crawley (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Crawley council area, not only the town of Crawley. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 201 | 1.6 | Up 16% |
| Cars broken into | 252 | 2.0 | Down 30% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 709 | 5.7 | Down 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 121 | 0.98 | Down 10% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in RH10
In RH10, the postcode district at the centre of Crawley, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 2,714 | 8% | 7% | 53% | 22% | 10% |
| Shoplifting | 789 | 17% | 8% | 19% | 51% | 6% |
| Public order | 774 | 7% | 5% | 34% | 45% | 9% |
| Other theft | 583 | 1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | 9% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 474 | 7% | 6% | 24% | 59% | 4% |
| Drugs | 383 | 23% | 32% | 12% | 17% | 15% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 317 | 2% | 1% | 9% | 80% | 8% |
| Burglary | 239 | 11% | 1% | 8% | 68% | 12% |
| Other crime | 174 | 18% | 4% | 36% | 28% | 14% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 151 | 23% | 26% | 28% | 9% | 13% |
| Robbery | 87 | 9% | 1% | 32% | 49% | 8% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 79 | 0% | 4% | 11% | 68% | 16% |
| Bicycle theft | 72 | 1% | 1% | 3% | 81% | 14% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 9% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.5 |
| Burglary | 4.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 46.4 |
| Drugs | 5.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 2.1 |
| Other crime | 2.3 |
| Other theft | 10.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 9.4 |
| Public order | 13.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.4 |
| Shoplifting | 14.6 |
Postcode districts in Crawley
Nearby towns
Council: Crawley
Questions about crime in Crawley
- Is Crawley a safe place to live?
- Crawley scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Crawley council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Crawley?
- Up 4% over 5 years, from 4,267 recorded crimes a year to 4,441.
- What is the most common crime in Crawley?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 46 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Crawley compare with Crawley council?
- Crime severity in Crawley is 1.2 times the Crawley council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Crawley?
- In RH10, the postcode district at the centre of Crawley, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 41% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Crawley?
- Of 239 burglaries reported in RH10, the postcode district at the centre of Crawley between September 2024 and August 2025, 11% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 68% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Crawley?
- In the Crawley council area, the police recorded 201 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, up 16% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Crawley?
- 709 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Crawley council area, 5.7 per 1,000 residents, 1.2 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Crawley last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Crawley council area, against 0 the year before.