Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marks Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 129th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marks Lane (RH12 5PU) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the Colgate & Rusper average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Lane (RH12 5PU), the main crime hotspot is near Peary Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marks Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Heath Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Heath Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Heath Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drake Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peary Close —
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Data Sources

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