Total Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Owlbeech 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.
View Crime In Colgate & Rusper| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owlbeech Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Owlbeech Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Holmes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elgar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Holmes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Holmes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Holmes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillett Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | South Holmes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Forest Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Orchard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Forest Mews | Under investigation |
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