Total Crime Rate

971.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 971.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 504.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.8 10/10
  • Public order 67.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Robbery 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Dorsten Square area has the highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 4th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorsten Square (RH11 8XW) in the last 12 months was 971.1 per 1,000 residents and was 884.5% higher than the Bewbush & North Broadfield average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 234.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorsten Square (RH11 8XW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorsten Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Arne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brettingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Lutyens Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vanbrugh Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douster Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byrd Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britten Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Morecambe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Douster Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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