Total Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Furnace Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Furnace Green , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Furnace Drive (RH10 6JE) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Furnace Green average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Furnace Drive (RH10 6JE), the main crime hotspot is near Chasewood. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Furnace Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chasewood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wychwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weald Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furnace Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furnace Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furnace Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Furnace Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furnace Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnace Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chasewood | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chasewood | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnace Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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