Crime Rates at Ashdown Drive, Crawley, RH10 5ED

Ashdown Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Southgate , and the 155th 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 Ashdown Drive (RH10 5ED) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Southgate average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Drive (RH10 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Thatcher Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.