Total Crime Rate

180.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Public order 43.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Myrtle Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Billingshurst , and the 17th 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 Myrtle Lane (RH14 9SG) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 205.5% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 136.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Lane (RH14 9SG), the main crime hotspot is near Daux Road. Police recorded 18 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 Myrtle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saville Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrenson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Daux Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Myrtle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Myrtle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oaklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleve Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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