Total Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Akehurst Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Akehurst Close (RH10 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Akehurst Close (RH10 3QQ), 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 Akehurst Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramble Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Border Chase —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookview Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Meadow Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Border Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Border Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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