Crime Rate in Broadfield, ward

Broadfield has the 6th highest crime rate of 13 wards in Crawley district and the 2029th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 247th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Broadfield in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Crawley district average (132.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Broadfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 415 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 540 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Broadfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.