Total Crime Rate
66.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadow Approach area has the 15th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 450 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 Meadow Approach (RH10 3RF) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Approach (RH10 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawn Rise (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 | Vehicle crime | Brookview | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dawn Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Akehurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dawn Rise | 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 |
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