Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Medway Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medway Road (RH11 8LB) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Road (RH11 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Capel Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highams Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windrush Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rother Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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