Crime Rates at Whitegate Close, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3BF

Whitegate Close area has the highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 19th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

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 Whitegate Close (RH10 3BF) in the last 12 months was 184.1 per 1,000 residents and was 443.6% higher than the Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill average (33.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate Close (RH10 3BF), the main crime hotspot is near Border Chase. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.