Total Crime Rate
26.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairway 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 Fairway (RH10 3QA) 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 Fairway (RH10 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Green (6 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 | Criminal damage and arson | The Glebe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lime Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Meadow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Meadow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Akehurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramble Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | 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 |
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