Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 130.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Horsham Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 89th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

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 Horsham Road (BN17 6DB) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 135.8% higher than the Beach average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsham Road (BN17 6DB), the main crime hotspot is near Thorncroft Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Horsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gosden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Close —
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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