Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sherborne Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chichester West , and the 208th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherborne Road (PO19 3AB) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower than the Chichester West average (51.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherborne Road (PO19 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Bishop Luffa Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherborne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bishop Luffa Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Wilfrid Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Wilfrid Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Whitby Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Ashburnham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Luffa Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Luffa Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Luffa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Luffa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Luffa Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Luffa Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oliver Whitby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Whitby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sherlock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Whitby Road —
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Data Sources

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