Crime Rates at Highlands Road, Horsham, RH13 5LU

Highlands Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Forest , and the 40th highest crime rate of 420 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 Highlands Road (RH13 5LU) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 172.9% higher than the Forest average (36.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Road (RH13 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laurel Walk, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightingales Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.