Total Crime Rate

217.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 217.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chichester North , and the 18th 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 This (PO18 0HA) in the last 12 months was 217.0 per 1,000 residents and was 385.2% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode PO18 0HA, the main crime hotspot is near The Leys. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in PO18 0HA area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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