Total Crime Rate
99.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bailey Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 46th highest crime rate of 422 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 Bailey Close (RH12 5QR) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Colgate & Rusper average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bailey Close (RH12 5QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bailey Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sloughbrook Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colgate & Rusper| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryders Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryders Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ryders Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Close | — |
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