Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Newlands Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chichester West , and the 86th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newlands Lane (PO19 3AU) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Chichester West average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1280.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Lane (PO19 3AU), the main crime hotspot is near Bishop Luffa Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newlands Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop Luffa Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Luffa Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newlands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bishop Luffa Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Luffa Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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