Total Crime Rate

7.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 7.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Potters Place area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Denne , and the 34th lowest 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 Potters Place (RH12 2PL) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% lower than the Denne average (188.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 165.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potters Place (RH12 2PL), 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 Potters Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hewells Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hewells Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hewells Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Gate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Gate
Apr 2026Public order Horsham Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewells Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Horse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Way

Data Sources

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