Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnfield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Barnfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order East Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartland Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stein Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Haslemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunkirk Rise
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hartland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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