Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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

Main Road 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 Main Road (PO18 8RS) 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 Main Road (PO18 8RS), the main crime hotspot is near Langstone Gardens. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutbourne —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutbourne —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flatt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langstone Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutbourne —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flatt Gardens —
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Data Sources

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