Postcode district · Horsham
Crime in RH12
How much crime is recorded in RH12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 71,487 (2024)
RH12Postcode district · Horsham
How safe is RH12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH12, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
RH12National
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Shoplifting10.08.4
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.