Total Crime Rate
198.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
118.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaklands area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Billingshurst , and the 14th 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 Oaklands (RH14 9RT) in the last 12 months was 198.8 per 1,000 residents and was 270.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaklands (RH14 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clevelands, where police recorded 17 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.
View Crime In Billingshurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clevelands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Saville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevelands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maple Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Saville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Renton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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