Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Priors Leaze Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Harbour Villages , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 452 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 Priors Leaze Lane (PO18 8RQ) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Harbour Villages average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Leaze Lane (PO18 8RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shepherds Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pynham Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priors Leaze Lane area

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Data Sources

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