Total Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Downland 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 8QZ) 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 8QZ), 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.
View Crime In Crawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teesdale | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brighton Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ditchling Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltdean Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensleydale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Caburn Heights | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caburn Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensleydale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Caburn Heights | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lundy Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chanctonbury Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ditchling Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglesey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Downland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downland Drive | — |
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