Total Crime Rate

177.2 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 177.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

East Walls Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 29th 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 East Walls Close (PO19 1UL) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Walls Close (PO19 1UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 244 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.

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Crime Over Time in East Walls Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order A259 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Pallant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Lion Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baffin'S Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baffin'S Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Pallant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Pallant
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery A259 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Garden Under investigation

Data Sources

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