Total Crime Rate

748.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 748.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 300.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Public order 54.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Other theft 38.9 10/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Martins Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 450 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 St Martins Street (PO19 1NA) in the last 12 months was 748.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 173.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Street (PO19 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cathedral Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cathedral Courtyard Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Pallant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons East Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cathedral Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cathedral Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cathedral Courtyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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