Total Crime Rate

1653.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1653.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 397.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 367.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 358.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 123.3 10/10
  • Public order 109.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 52.5 10/10
  • Other theft 52.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.8 10/10
  • Burglary 34.3 10/10
  • Drugs 32.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 32.0 10/10
  • Robbery 22.8 10/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
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

Friary Lane area has the highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 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 Friary Lane (PO19 1UF) in the last 12 months was 1653.0 per 1,000 residents and was 271.0% 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 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 187.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 229 (≈ 522.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friary Lane (PO19 1UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 233 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 Friary Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Cathedral Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Baffin'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friary Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Garden 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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