Total Crime Rate

187.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Forest Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 15th 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 Forest Close (RH12 4PB) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 164.7% 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 14 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Close (RH12 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bracken Grove, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Holmes Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birches Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order South Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime South Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillett Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Forest Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Forest Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Owlbeech Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owlbeech Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leechpool Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birches Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Holmes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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