Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orchard Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 54th lowest 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 Orchard Avenue (PO19 3BB) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Orchard Avenue (PO19 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near St Martin'S Street. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chichester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Martin'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Martin'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Woolstaplers | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Martin'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martin'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orchard Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Crane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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