Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Market Square area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Easebourne , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (GU29 9NJ) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Easebourne average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (GU29 9NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knockhundred Row, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knockhundred Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wool Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rumbolds Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knockhundred Row —
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Data Sources

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