Total Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Heath Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 36th 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 North Heath Close (RH12 5PH) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower than the Colgate & Rusper average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Heath Close (RH12 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cook Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Heath Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timms Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Timms Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Timms Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chennells Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allcard Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wain End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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