Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 37.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 18.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 9.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Posthorses area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Storrington & Washington , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Horsham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Posthorses (RH20 3QF) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Storrington & Washington average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Posthorses (RH20 3QF), the main crime hotspot is near Blacksmiths Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Posthorses area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacksmiths Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blacksmiths Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blacksmiths Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blacksmiths Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacksmiths Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacksmiths Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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