Total Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Fittleworth , and the 190th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Street (RH20 2BW) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Fittleworth average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Street (RH20 2BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strawberry Field, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Link Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fittleworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strawberry Field | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cousins Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Link Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Spinney | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Spinney | Under investigation |
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