Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Brighton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 58th highest crime rate of 450 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 Old Brighton Road (RH11 9BG) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 229.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Brighton Road (RH11 9BG), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motorway Service Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Old Brighton Road (South) Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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