Total Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 74.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gorse Close area has the 41st highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 148th highest crime rate of 367 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 Gorse Close (RH11 9QP) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Close (RH11 9QP), the main crime hotspot is near Terry Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorse Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rimmer Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faulkner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rimmer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillingdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gorse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakapple Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepplewhite Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hepplewhite Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hepplewhite Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rimmer Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rimmer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mann Close —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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