Crime in Horsham
Recorded crime in Horsham is 1.6 times the Horsham council average and 0.9 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Horsham: about 22,919 residents in 20 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 7.6/10Good
- 5-year change
- 0%about the same
- vs the council
- 1.6×the Horsham council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Horsham.
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Horsham, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.6× the Horsham council average (0.9× the England and Wales average). 82 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 64% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Robbery: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 64% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 23 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Horsham (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Horsham council area, not only the town of Horsham. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 93 | 0.61 | Down 5% |
| Cars broken into | 159 | 1.0 | Down 49% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 513 | 3.4 | Down 8% |
| Burglary of homes | 104 | 0.69 | Down 6% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in RH12
In RH12, the postcode district at the centre of Horsham, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,134 | 6% | 6% | 57% | 22% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 659 | 17% | 3% | 15% | 60% | 5% |
| Public order | 293 | 5% | 2% | 30% | 55% | 9% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 280 | 4% | 5% | 19% | 69% | 4% |
| Other theft | 201 | 0% | 2% | 12% | 78% | 7% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 132 | 1% | 1% | 6% | 87% | 5% |
| Burglary | 108 | 6% | 1% | 14% | 75% | 5% |
| Drugs | 105 | 12% | 38% | 13% | 26% | 10% |
| Other crime | 57 | 18% | 5% | 40% | 21% | 16% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 54 | 22% | 19% | 37% | 9% | 13% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 2.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 28.5 |
| Drugs | 2.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.0 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 6.0 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.1 |
| Public order | 9.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.2 |
| Shoplifting | 14.4 |
Postcode districts in Horsham
Nearby towns
Council: Horsham
Questions about crime in Horsham
- Is Horsham a safe place to live?
- Horsham scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.6 times the Horsham council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Horsham?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 1,978 recorded crimes a year then, 1,978 now.
- What is the most common crime in Horsham?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 29 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Horsham compare with Horsham council?
- Crime severity in Horsham is 1.6 times the Horsham council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Horsham?
- In RH12, the postcode district at the centre of Horsham, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 47% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Horsham?
- Of 108 burglaries reported in RH12, the postcode district at the centre of Horsham between September 2024 and August 2025, 6% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 75% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Horsham?
- In the Horsham council area, the police recorded 93 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, down 5% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Horsham?
- 513 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Horsham council area, 3.4 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Horsham last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Horsham council area, against 0 the year before.