Total Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 420 local areas in Horsham .
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 New Road (BN44 3TL) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote average (30.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Road (BN44 3TL), the main crime hotspot is near Towers Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pound Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maines Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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