Crime Rates at Ashdown Drive, Crawley, RH10 5EX

Ashdown Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Southgate , and the 147th highest crime rate of 368 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 5EX) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Southgate average (91.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Drive (RH10 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Tilgate Way. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.