Total Crime Rate
102.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Mill Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Loxwood , and the 78th 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 Old Mill Lane (RH14 0DA) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 183.2% higher than the Loxwood average (36.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -34.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Mill Lane (RH14 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near School Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Road | — |
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