Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Staples Barn area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote , and the 54th highest 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 Staples Barn (BN5 9PN) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 150.9% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staples Barn (BN5 9PN), the main crime hotspot is near Fletcher Way. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fletcher Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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