Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Howard Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 91st highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (RH11 8GF) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Bewbush & North Broadfield average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (RH11 8GF), the main crime hotspot is near Redditch Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arun Valley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Calico Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calico Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redditch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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