Total Crime Rate

169.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Scant Road East area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lavant , and the 33rd 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 Scant Road East (PO18 8UB) in the last 12 months was 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.6% higher than the Lavant average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scant Road East (PO18 8UB), the main crime hotspot is near Scant Road (East). Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scant Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scant Road (East) Under investigation
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Data Sources

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