Total Crime Rate
82.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Broadbridge Heath , and the 47th highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Horsham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longfield Road (RH12 1LN) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher than the Broadbridge Heath average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longfield Road (RH12 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Jockey Mead. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Horsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oliver Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jockey Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hengist Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oliver Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Three Acres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jockey Mead | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jockey Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jockey Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jockey Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jockey Mead | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arunside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Worthing Road | Under investigation |
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