Total Crime Rate

149.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lewis Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Selsey South , and the 49th highest crime rate of 452 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 Lewis Road (PO20 0RQ) in the last 12 months was 149.9 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% higher than the Selsey South average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewis Road (PO20 0RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Netherton Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lewis Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherton Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Netherton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sessions Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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Data Sources

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