Total Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Matthews Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Furnace Green , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Matthews Drive (RH10 7HH) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Furnace Green average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matthews Drive (RH10 7HH), the main crime hotspot is near Holder Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Furnace Green

Crime Over Time in Matthews Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harper Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckford Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ritchie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tullett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gates Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chapman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑