Total Crime Rate
164.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bridgelands area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 31st highest crime rate of 454 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 Bridgelands (RH10 3QW) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 323.0% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridgelands (RH10 3QW), 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Border Chase | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Border Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Border Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Border Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Border Chase | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berry Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brookhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookview | Under investigation |
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