Total Crime Rate

202.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 202.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chapel Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 24th 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 Chapel Street (PO19 1BU) in the last 12 months was 202.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 126.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 704.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (PO19 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near St Martin'S Street. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Pallant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Woolstaplers Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North Walls Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Martin'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Woolstaplers —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crane Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crane Street —
Sep 2025Public order Crane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Pallant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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