Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 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 121.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 101st 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 6DR) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 120.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsham Road (BN17 6DR), 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gosden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Horsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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