Postcode district · Pulborough
Crime in RH20
How much crime is recorded in RH20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 31,124 (2024)
How safe is RH20
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH20, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
RH20National
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary5.39.1
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.14.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.