Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hardriding Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hardriding Cottages (RH11 9AA) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 309.5% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardriding Cottages (RH11 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Standford Brook Way. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 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 Hardriding Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Standford Brook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Cherry Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cherry Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cherry Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gordons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gordons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Standford Brook Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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