Crime Rate in Chichester Central, ward

Chichester Central has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in Chichester district and the 37th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chichester Central in the last 12 months was 445.6 per 1,000 residents and was 466.1% higher than the Chichester district average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chichester Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 499 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 16 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 45.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 735 (≈ 156.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chichester Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 275 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (63 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.