Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 30.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cootes Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Broadbridge Heath , and the 107th highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Horsham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cootes Avenue (RH12 2AD) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Broadbridge Heath average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 12.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cootes Avenue (RH12 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caterways, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Plat (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cootes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wells Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Plat Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Caterways Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Caterways 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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