Total Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 139.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Billingshurst , and the 21st highest crime rate of 420 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 High Street (RH14 9PL) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 160.4% higher than the Billingshurst average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (RH14 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jengers Mead (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakers Meadow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jengers Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Seat Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jengers Mead —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakers Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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