Is Crawley, West Sussex a nice place to live?

Is Crawley a nice place to live or is Crawley a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Crawley meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Crawley?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Crawley. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Crawley. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Maidenbower	25560
2	Pound Hill South & Worth	20904
3	Langley Green & Tushmore	18349
4	Furnace Green	17611
5	Ifield	17265
6	Gossops Green & North East Broadfield	14271
7	Three Bridges	13366
8	Tilgate	11446
9	Northgate & West Green	11076
10	Southgate	9945

Is Crawley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Crawley, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Crawley residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Reigate and Banstead	3.4
Mole Valley	3.68
Tandridge	3.77
Crawley (Crawley)	4.33

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Crawley. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Crawley. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Maidenbower (Best)	24477
2	Pound Hill South & Worth	23240
3	Three Bridges	17603
4	Furnace Green	17158
5	Gossops Green & North East Broadfield	16847
6	Tilgate	15352
7	Langley Green & Tushmore	14147
8	Southgate	14140
9	Northgate & West Green	13022
10	Ifield (Worst)	12953

Is Crawley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Crawley. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Maidenbower	27033
2	Pound Hill South & Worth	23669
3	Furnace Green	20718
4	Three Bridges	17480
5	Ifield	14810
6	Gossops Green & North East Broadfield	14584
7	Tilgate	14234
8	Southgate	13958
9	Langley Green & Tushmore	13048
10	Northgate & West Green	11521

How affordable are the rents in Crawley?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Crawley rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for West Sussex.

Beds	Crawley	West Sussex
1	£825	£725
2	£1025	£925
3	£1250	£1175
4	£1500	£1550

How much can I earn in Crawley per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Crawley, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Crawley's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Reigate and Banstead	£800.00
2	Mole Valley	£782.40
3	Tandridge	£718.10
4	Crawley (Crawley)	£654.40

So, is Crawley a nice place to live?

* Probably.