Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mills Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Denne , and the 145th 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 Mills Close (RH13 5QA) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Denne average (188.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mills Close (RH13 5QA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mills Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingales Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingales Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingales Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingales Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Comptons

Data Sources

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