Total Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Staples Barn area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote , and the 19th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Staples Barn (BN5 9PN) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 446.7% higher than the Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote average (28.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staples Barn (BN5 9PN), the main crime hotspot is near Newman Walk. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Staples Barn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrer Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ganders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staples Barn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flower Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcroft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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