Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Durnford Close area has the 41st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durnford Close (PO19 3AG) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durnford Close (PO19 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands Lane. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Durnford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parklands Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henty Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gilbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newlands Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sherlock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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