Total Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pipers Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Southwater North , and the 110th 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 Pipers Close (RH13 9DU) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 122.6% higher than the Southwater North average (27.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pipers Close (RH13 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kensett Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southwater North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pipers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kensett Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kensett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensett Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensett Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fairbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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