Crime Rate in Henfield, ward

Henfield has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Horsham district and the 2464th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 462nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Henfield in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Horsham district average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Henfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Henfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Newman Walk. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.