Total Crime Rate

194.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 194.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 38.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Johns Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lavant , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Road (PO10 8PB) in the last 12 months was 194.1 per 1,000 residents and was 183.2% higher than the Lavant average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (PO10 8PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haslemere Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prinsted Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Haslemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wodehouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wodehouse Way Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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