Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spinney Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 207th 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 Spinney Close (RH12 4PL) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Colgate & Rusper average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spinney Close (RH12 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Birches Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Bracken Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birches Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birches Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
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