Total Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rectory Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Storrington & Washington , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Lane (RH20 3LH) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Storrington & Washington average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Lane (RH20 3LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turnpike Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linfield Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnpike Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Turnpike Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cricketers Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Turnpike Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Turnpike Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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