Crime Rates at Buckswood Drive, Crawley, RH11 8JB

Buckswood Drive area has the 40th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 146th highest 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 Buckswood Drive (RH11 8JB) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckswood Drive (RH11 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunsfold Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woldhurstlea Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.