Total Crime Rate
269.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Road area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 7th highest crime rate of 420 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 Park Road (RH12 4SG) in the last 12 months was 269.5 per 1,000 residents and was 261.6% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (RH12 4SG), the main crime hotspot is near Newtimber. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 11 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 | Shoplifting | Newtimber | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Forge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newtimber | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Faygate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Forge Close | — |
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