Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Downland Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 160th lowest 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 Downland Drive (RH11 8QH) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Northgate & West Green average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downland Drive (RH11 8QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hambleton Hill, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thatcher Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Caburn Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Chandler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thatcher Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ditchling Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Downland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sequoia Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensleydale —
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Data Sources

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