Total Crime Rate

831.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 831.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 634.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Bay Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Denne , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 422 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 Mill Bay Lane (RH12 1SS) in the last 12 months was 831.3 per 1,000 residents and was 321.6% higher than the Denne average (197.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 203 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 372.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Bay Lane (RH12 1SS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Bay Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Black Horse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horsham Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Tanbridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsham Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsham Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horsham Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horsham Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Black Horse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Tanbridge Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Tanbridge Way
Sep 2025Public order Horsham Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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