Crime Rates at Drake Close, Horsham, RH12 5UB

Drake Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 123rd 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 Drake Close (RH12 5UB) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Close (RH12 5UB), 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.