Crime Rate in Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead, ward

Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Horsham district and the 1232nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 194th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Horsham district average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.