Total Crime Rate
865.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Little London area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 3rd 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 Little London (PO19 1PH) in the last 12 months was 865.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% higher than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -34.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 212.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little London (PO19 1PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 233 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.
View Crime In Chichester Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cooper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Friary Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cooper Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baffin'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baffin'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baffin'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Walls Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Laburnum Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Pallant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cooper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cooper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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