Total Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barnfield Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lavant , and the 145th 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 Barnfield Close (PO10 8NH) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Lavant average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnfield Close (PO10 8NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartland Court, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunkirk Rise (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lavant| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Field Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartland Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stein Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Haslemere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunkirk Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hartland Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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