Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Laughton Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 118th 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 Laughton Road (RH12 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Colgate & Rusper average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laughton Road (RH12 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Canberra Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Horsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Barn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Barn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Twitten | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Twitten | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Canberra Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canberra Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canberra Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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