Crime Rate in Maidenbower, ward

Maidenbower has the lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Crawley district and the 1638th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 278th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Maidenbower in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Crawley district average (132.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Maidenbower’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 203 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Maidenbower ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 33 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lucas Close (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.