Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oak Tree Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Forest , and the 120th highest crime rate of 420 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 Oak Tree Way (RH13 6BF) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Tree Way (RH13 6BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canberra Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Tree Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dew Pond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzalan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzalan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Twitten Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Canberra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Twitten Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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