Total Crime Rate

198.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 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 198.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 102.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Downland Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 35th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downland Drive (RH11 8QT) in the last 12 months was 198.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Northgate & West Green average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downland Drive (RH11 8QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downland Drive, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hambleton Hill (20 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caburn Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downland Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lundy Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cissbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chanctonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caburn Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caburn Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canvey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canvey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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