Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Denne , and the 120th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakhill Road (RH13 5LQ) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Denne average (197.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakhill Road (RH13 5LQ), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennetts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Walk
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bethune Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bethune Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potters Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennetts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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