Total Crime Rate

224.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.0 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 224.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Bishopric area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Denne , and the 9th 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 Bishopric (RH12 1QN) in the last 12 months was 224.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Denne average (188.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopric (RH12 1QN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishopric area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary River Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery River Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Mead —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Tanbridge Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Tanbridge Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Tanbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Tanbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Mead —
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Gate —
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Horsham Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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