Total Crime Rate

100.0 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Otway Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 101st highest crime rate of 368 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 Otway Close (RH11 8JS) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otway Close (RH11 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Britten Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Otway Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tussock Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eden Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassocks Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewbush Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Britten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cobnor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byrd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byrd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byrd Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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