Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 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 158.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pook Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chichester North , and the 34th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pook Lane (PO18 0SA) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 254.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pook Lane (PO18 0SA), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Road. Police recorded 4 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 Pook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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