Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Box Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Box Close (RH11 9QT) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Box Close (RH11 9QT), the main crime hotspot is near Hillingdale. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcourt | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wye Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ranmore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southbrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcourt | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcourt | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Treeview | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Forest Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillingdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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