Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 367 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 Downland Drive (RH11 8QY) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Northgate & West Green average (153.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downland Drive (RH11 8QY), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downland Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltdean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lundy Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caburn Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hunter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ditchling Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brighton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caburn Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caburn Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chanctonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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