Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Watermead area has the 15th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 107th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watermead (RH17 6EY) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermead (RH17 6EY), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 6 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 Watermead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stumblemead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jobes Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jobes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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