Crime Rate in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill, ward

Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Mid Sussex district and the 1529th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 260th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Mid Sussex district average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Selsfield Road, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Mount Lane (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.