Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 69.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Drake Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Southgate , and the 157th 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 Drake Road (RH10 5NG) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Road (RH10 5NG), the main crime hotspot is near Tilgate Way. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drake Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tilgate Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilgate Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irving Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Irving Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Irving Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raleigh Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilgate Parade —
Apr 2026Other crime Boswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tilgate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irving Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mason Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shackleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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