Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moorhead Cottages 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 Moorhead Cottages (RH12 4RY) 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 Moorhead Cottages (RH12 4RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earles Meadow, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
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