Total Crime Rate

212.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 212.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 86.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Mill Drive area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Fittleworth , and the 21st 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 Old Mill Drive (RH20 4RH) in the last 12 months was 212.3 per 1,000 residents and was 397.7% higher than the Fittleworth average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Drive (RH20 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Mill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rosemary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadowside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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