Total Crime Rate
184.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This 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 This (RH10 3JY) 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 postcode RH10 3JY, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bramble Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Copthorne & Worth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lime Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramble Close | — |
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