Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sopers area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Fittleworth , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

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 Sopers (RH20 1BB) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Fittleworth average (40.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sopers (RH20 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harwood Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sopers area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oddstones Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oddstones Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stane Street Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nutcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cousins Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stane Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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