Total Crime Rate
75.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pondtail Copse area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Broadbridge Heath , and the 58th highest 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 Pondtail Copse (RH12 5QA) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% higher than the Broadbridge Heath average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pondtail Copse (RH12 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cook Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peary Close (11 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 | Cook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pondtail Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook Road | — |
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