Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Leechpool Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Colgate & Rusper , and the 24th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leechpool Lane (RH13 6AG) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leechpool Lane (RH13 6AG), the main crime hotspot is near Shelleys Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leechpool Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wallis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillett Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leechpool Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime South Holmes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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