Total Crime Rate

175.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 175.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle 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

Ravenscroft area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Fittleworth , and the 30th 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 Ravenscroft (RH20 4EL) in the last 12 months was 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 311.6% higher than the Fittleworth average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenscroft (RH20 4EL), the main crime hotspot is near Post View. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ravenscroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenscroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadowside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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