Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gorse Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gorse Close (RH10 3PY) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill average (38.9 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 crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Close (RH10 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Border Chase. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill

Crime Over Time in Gorse Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramble Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Border Chase —
Sep 2025Public order Brookhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Border Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Border Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookview Under investigation
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Data Sources

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