Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rusper Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Forest , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 422 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 Rusper Road (RH12 4BD) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Forest average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rusper Road (RH12 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canberra Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melbourne Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rusper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hollies Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Innes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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