Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 24.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 420 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 Lane (BN5 9PR) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staples Barn Lane (BN5 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fletcher Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newman Walk (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Staples Barn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fletcher Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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