Total Crime Rate

185.2 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 185.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.3 10/10
  • Burglary 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

School Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lavant , and the 28th 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 School Lane (PO18 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 185.2 per 1,000 residents and was 118.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 161.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (PO18 9EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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