Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 27th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 188th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horsham Road (BN17 6DS) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsham Road (BN17 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worthing Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorncroft Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Horsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gosden Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Horsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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