Crawley has a crime rate of 102.53 per 1,000 residents — around the national average for England and Wales, ranked #244 of 331 local authorities nationally. Crime levels vary significantly across Crawley's wards; some neighbourhoods are considerably safer than the city average. See the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a detailed local picture.

What is the crime rate in Crawley?

As of April 2026, Crawley has an annual crime rate of 102.53 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,352 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

How does Crawley rank nationally for crime?

Crawley ranks #244 out of 331 local authorities in England and Wales by annual crime rate per 1,000 residents. A rank of #1 indicates the highest crime rate nationally. Rankings are recalculated each month as new Police.uk data becomes available, covering all recorded crimes across the area.

What is the most common crime in Crawley?

The most common crime type in Crawley is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 424 incidents in April 2026 — 31.4% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the Crawley local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Sussex Police Police

Crime in Crawley: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Crawley recorded 1,352 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 10.36 per 1,000 residents. This places Crawley at #244 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 31.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring102.53 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment1,352 crimes recorded in April 2026
leaderboardRanked #244 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
trending_downCrime down 2.3% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,352

trending_up +6.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

102.53per 1k

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#244of 331

Top 21% Riskiest UK

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12-Month Crime Trend

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 53	53
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 36 Other theft: 14 Burglary: 2	36
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 50	50
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 46	46
On or near Shopping Area Map	Possession of weapons: 20 Other theft: 7 Drugs: 2	20
On or near Parking Area Map	Possession of weapons: 24	24
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 22 Public order: 2	22
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 23	23
On or near Parking Area Map	Public order: 20	20
On or near Supermarket Map	Public order: 9 Drugs: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3	9

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

1,352 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

424

31.4%

Anti-social Behaviour

300

22.2%

Shoplifting

153

11.3%

Public Order

7.2%

Other Theft

6.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

5.5%

Vehicle Crime

4.7%

Weapons Possession

4.3%

Drug Offences

2.7%

Other Crime

1.5%

Robbery

0.9%

Burglary

0.8%

Theft from Person

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

Crime Analysis: Crawley

Crawley recorded 1,352 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 102.53 per 1,000 residents — one of the higher-crime areas in England and Wales, placing it in the top quarter nationally (#244 of 331 local authorities).

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in Crawley at 31.4%. Anti-social Behaviour (22.2%) and Shoplifting (11.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Crawley has fallen slightly — by 2.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Sussex Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

613

Total Stops

26.9%

Arrest Rate

273

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

365

Offensive weapons

123

Stolen goods

Article for use in theft

Articles for use in criminal damage

Psychoactive substances

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal337

Arrest165

Community resolution78

Summons / charged by post28

Penalty Notice for Disorder2

Caution (simple or conditional)2

Not recorded1

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

81.7%

White

10.5%

Black

4.0%

Asian

3.8%

Other

Stop & search data published by Sussex Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

13 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Northgate & West Green	326	125.4
2	Langley Green & Tushmore	303	122.7
3	Southgate	98	98.5
4	Bewbush & North Broadfield	110	96.0
5	Broadfield	79	85.5

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Maidenbower	24	2.6
shield	Ifield	77	4.0
shield	Pound Hill South & Worth	20	2.4
shield	Furnace Green	26	4.3
shield	Gossops Green & North East Broadfield	39	5.9

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +6.0%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.3%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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