Yes, reasonably, though it isn't the quietest corner of the district. Crime runs a little above the Horsham average. The extra comes mostly from nuisance and shop theft. Violence makes up the same share as it does anywhere else. It's middling in a district where middling isn't much to worry about.
In the year to May 2026, Broadbridge Heath recorded a published crime rate of about 64 crimes per 1,000 people, from 529 recorded crimes over those twelve months. That puts it about 11% above the average for Horsham district. Nothing in those numbers suggests a problem area. They describe a busy village doing slightly worse than a quiet district.
Side by side, the gap is easy to see: about 64 per 1,000 here against about 57 per 1,000 across Horsham district. That's the whole difference between Broadbridge Heath and the district average. Anyone reading "above average" and imagining trouble should look at those two numbers together before making up their mind.
The texture of the place fits a settled suburb. Average density is about 5,000 people per square kilometre, which is the density of a built-up estate, whatever the parish name says. Unemployment is about 3% and overcrowding about 2%. None of those numbers explain the crime rate, and nobody should pretend they do. They describe streets of family homes where most people have somewhere to be in the morning.
The mix of crime is where the context lies. Violence and sexual offences are the biggest category at about 35% of the total, against about 35% nationally, so on the headline category that makes most places sound frightening, Broadbridge Heath is exactly average. That category also covers a wide legal range, down to common assault without injury. The gaps are elsewhere. Anti-social behaviour is about 20% of crime here against 16% nationally, shoplifting about 12% against 8%, and criminal damage and arson about 9% against 7%. Other theft sits at about 7%, level with the national figure, and public order offences are about 6% against 7%. The pattern is noise, nuisance and things walking out of shops without a receipt, which is more a headache for store managers than for the people living nearby.
Then there's what happens after a report is made. Sussex Police charges a suspect in about 10% of cases, against about 12% nationally, which puts the force 35th out of 42. Nearly half of cases, about 48%, are closed with no suspect identified. These figures cover the whole force, not Broadbridge Heath, and they measure what happens after a crime, not how likely one is. Anyone hoping for a quick arrest over a stolen bike should keep expectations modest across the whole of Sussex, not just here.
Broadbridge Heath is middling on safety: slightly busier for crime than the district around it, but no worse than average on violence. Buyers who ask a police officer about the street will get a shrug, and a shrug is a decent answer here.