Crime Rate in Chichester South, ward

Chichester South has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Chichester district and the 3098th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 601st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chichester South in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Chichester district average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chichester South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 197 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chichester South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Charles Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.