Crime Rates at Priory Close, Boxgrove, Chichester, PO18 0EA

Priory Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chichester North , and the 151st 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 Priory Close (PO18 0EA) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Chichester North average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Close (PO18 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Broom Hills. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.