Crime Rate in Lavant, ward

Lavant has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Chichester district and the 2459th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 321st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lavant in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Chichester district average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lavant’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lavant ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Old Broyle Road, with 26 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Scant Road (East) (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.