Total Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Patchings area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Forest , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 420 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 Patchings (RH13 5HL) in the last 12 months was 3.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% lower than the Forest average (36.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Patchings (RH13 5HL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightingales Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Patchings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingales Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingales Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingales Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dew Pond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingales Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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