Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pretoria Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Easebourne , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pretoria Avenue (GU29 9PP) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower than the Easebourne average (31.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pretoria Avenue (GU29 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near Taylors Field. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pretoria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgefield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lannings Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A286 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carron Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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