Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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 31.0 7/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowfold 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 .

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 Cowfold Close (RH11 8UH) 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -59.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowfold Close (RH11 8UH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 256 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowfold Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hurst Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byrd Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byrd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Byrd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douster Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douster Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douster Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Public order Douster Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassocks Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eden Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breezehurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salvington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Staplecross Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Britten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewbush Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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