Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakhill Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Forest , and the 164th 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 Oakhill Road (RH13 5LH) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Forest average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakhill Road (RH13 5LH), the main crime hotspot is near Bennetts Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennetts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennetts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potters Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bethune Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bethune Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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