Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Mill Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lavant , and the 81st highest crime rate of 452 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 Mill Road (PO18 8DT) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher than the Lavant average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (PO18 8DT), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Pond Lane. Police recorded 6 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 Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Pond Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Pond Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Pond Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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