Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Birch Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Billingshurst , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Drive (RH14 9RQ) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Billingshurst average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Drive (RH14 9RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Daux Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaklands (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Woodlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Carpenters Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrenson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Myrtle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Myrtle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleve Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saville Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Oaklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Daux Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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