Crime Rates at Lashmere, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3RT

Lashmere area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 200th 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 Lashmere (RH10 3RT) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lashmere (RH10 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abergavenny Gardens, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roundabout Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.