Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
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

Clay Vale area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Horsham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clay Vale (RH12 0AU) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Colgate & Rusper average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clay Vale (RH12 0AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stillwell Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clay Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Capon Park —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crawley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beeches Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun Valley Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun Valley Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clay Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnpike Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Crawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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