Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 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 123.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

London Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 42nd 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 London Road (RH17 6HD) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 265.0% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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