Total Crime Rate

198.9 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 198.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.1 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tower Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 25th 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 Tower Street (PO19 1QH) in the last 12 months was 198.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (PO19 1QH), 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 Cathedral Courtyard (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Pallant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crane Street —
Sep 2025Public order St Martin'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue De Chartres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue De Chartres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cathedral Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crane Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S —
Sep 2025Public order Crane Street 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Deanery Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deanery Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deanery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Deanery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Deanery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deanery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deanery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Deanery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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