Total Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burns Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 422 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 Burns Close (RH12 5PF) in the last 12 months was 6.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Colgate & Rusper average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burns Close (RH12 5PF), the main crime hotspot is near Peary Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Colgate & Rusper| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drake Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peary Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peary Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mark'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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