Total Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Spinney area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Fittleworth , and the 157th lowest 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 The Spinney (RH20 2AP) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Fittleworth average (40.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Spinney (RH20 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strawberry Field, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Moat (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wildbrooks Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Link Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Link Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Link Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strawberry Field | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spinney North | β |
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