Total Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 5.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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

Overton Road area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lavant , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overton Road (PO10 8NN) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Lavant average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Road (PO10 8NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Field Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurstwood Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Overton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smallcutts Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallcutts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallcutts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallcutts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kelsey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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