Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Harwood Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Fittleworth , and the 71st 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 Harwood Close (RH20 1FL) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 163.9% higher than the Fittleworth average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwood Close (RH20 1FL), 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 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stane Street Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cousins Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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