Crime Rates at Gorse Close, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3PY

Gorse Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 171st 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 Gorse Close (RH10 3PY) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Close (RH10 3PY), 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.