Crime Rate in Forest, ward

Forest has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Horsham district and the 2518th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 472nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Forest in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Horsham district average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Forest’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 186 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -56.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 238 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Forest ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Barrington Road, with 37 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.