Total Crime Rate

29.0 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 29.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Meadow Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Forest , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Close (RH12 4JS) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Close (RH12 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Honeysuckle Walk, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leith View Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Lambs Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leith View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spooners Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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