Total Crime Rate

1696.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

444.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1696.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 510.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 479.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 444.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 295.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 110.7 10/10
  • Public order 100.4 10/10
  • Other theft 71.7 10/10
  • Robbery 41.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
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

West Street area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Denne , and the highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Horsham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (RH12 1PP) in the last 12 months was 1696.7 per 1,000 residents and was 798.3% higher than the Denne average (188.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 249 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 217 (≈ 444.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (RH12 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Black Horse Way, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carfax (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Black Horse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Black Horse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Tanbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Tanbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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