Total Crime Rate
149.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stone Hatch area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Loxwood , and the 37th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .
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 Stone Hatch (GU6 8JF) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 311.7% higher than the Loxwood average (36.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stone Hatch (GU6 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Loxwood Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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