Total Crime Rate
85.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dower Walk area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 126th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dower Walk (RH11 8HX) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dower Walk (RH11 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Kidborough Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woldhurstlea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woldhurstlea Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woldhurstlea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paddockhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dairyfields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oatlands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gossops Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dower Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dower Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsfold Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gossops Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gossops Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gossops Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dormans | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wold Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woldhurstlea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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