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Crime in RH12 5

How much crime is recorded in RH12 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Horsham
Region
South East
Population
11,724 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RH12 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH12 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

RH12 5National
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary2.09.1
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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