Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Owlbeech Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 72nd 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 Owlbeech Way (RH13 6AW) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the Colgate & Rusper average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owlbeech Way (RH13 6AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Orchard, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Owlbeech Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Owlbeech Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owlbeech Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Owlbeech Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillett Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime South Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Forest Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Forest Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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