Total Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rickfield area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rickfield (RH11 8EF) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Bewbush & North Broadfield average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rickfield (RH11 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunsfold Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rickfield (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dower Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dower Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsfold Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dormans | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dairyfields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gossops Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oatlands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cob Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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