Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Merryfield Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Broadbridge Heath , and the 169th 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 Merryfield Drive (RH12 2AR) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Merryfield Drive (RH12 2AR), 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.
View Crime In Horsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caterways | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Plat | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caterways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
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