Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Amberley Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 132nd 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 Amberley Close (RH12 4LL) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% lower than the Colgate & Rusper average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amberley Close (RH12 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashurst Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cissbury Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ashurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cissbury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shottermill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cissbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shottermill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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