Crime Rates at Franklin Place, Chichester, PO19 1BL

Franklin Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 29th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Franklin Place (PO19 1BL) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Place (PO19 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Martin'S Street, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Street (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.