Colgate & Rusper, Horsham: Safety
Safety
Colgate & Rusper has a crime rate well below the UK average. You're looking at around 36 to 42 incidents per month in recent years, compared to the national average of 58 to 60.
Crime here stays consistently low compared to most neighbouring neighbourhoods. Many nearby areas — particularly those bordering Crawley — record significantly higher figures. That matters. This neighbourhood is genuinely quieter.
The 2025 figures showed a modest rise from 2024, though levels remained well under the national average throughout. Early 2026 data points to around 20 incidents per month, which is encouraging.
If you're looking for a settled, lower-crime area in West Sussex, Colgate & Rusper compares well on this measure.
Source: police-recorded crime for Colgate & Rusper ward (Sussex Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Colgate & Rusper ward: Sussex Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Colgate & Rusper ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
78.4
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
South East region average
84.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Holbrook West
45.1
Higher than
Roffey South
53.5
Higher than
Forest
50.4
Higher than
Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham
55.6
Higher than
Holbrook East
41.4
Higher than
Nuthurst & Lower Beeding
42.4
Higher than
Roffey North
36.8
Lower than
Bewbush & North Broadfield
111.7
Lower than
Broadfield
112.1
Lower than
Langley Green & Tushmore
404.9
Lower than
Ifield
94.1
Lower than
Handcross & Pease Pottage
97.8
Similar to
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
73.1
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Colgate & Rusper ward and the South East region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences33%38%
- Anti-social behaviour24%14%
- Criminal damage and arson10%8%
- Public order8%7%
- Other theft7%7%
- Burglary5%3%
- Vehicle crime4%4%
- Drugs3%3%
- Shoplifting2%10%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Other crime1%2%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
