Total Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Staples Barn area has the lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Staples Barn (BN5 9PP) in the last 12 months was 3.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Staples Barn (BN5 9PP), 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.
View Crime In Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrer Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ganders Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staples Barn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flower Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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