Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 138.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Copthorne Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 37th 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 Copthorne Road (RH10 3PD) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 309.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copthorne Road (RH10 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worsell Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Copthorne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copthorne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copthorne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copthorne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Worsell Drive Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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