Total Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highams Hill area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highams Hill (RH11 8BS) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Bewbush & North Broadfield average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highams Hill (RH11 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highams Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Craigans Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Medway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highams Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treyford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Medway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meadowcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cobnor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rother Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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