Crime Rates at Drake Road, Crawley, RH10 5NQ

Drake Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Southgate , and the 129th 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 Drake Road (RH10 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Road (RH10 5NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ross Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tilgate Way (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.