Total Crime Rate

258.8 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 258.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vicarage Close area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 9th 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 Vicarage Close (RH12 4BB) in the last 12 months was 258.8 per 1,000 residents and was 264.5% higher than the Colgate & Rusper average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 145.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Close (RH12 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Blackhouse Road. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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