Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 30.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Francis Gardens area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

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 St Francis Gardens (RH10 3JS) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Francis Gardens (RH10 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burstow Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Francis Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Copthorne Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spring Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lime Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burstow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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