Total Crime Rate

296.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 296.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Sadlers area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Chichester North , and the 9th highest crime rate of 452 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 The Sadlers (PO18 0PR) in the last 12 months was 296.6 per 1,000 residents and was 633.6% higher than the Chichester North average (40.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 172.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 79.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Sadlers (PO18 0PR), the main crime hotspot is near The Sadlers. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Sadlers area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthom Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelby Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sadlers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sadlers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Sadlers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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