Total Crime Rate

174.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 174.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Pauls Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 29th highest crime rate of 450 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 St Pauls Road (PO19 3DB) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (PO19 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Approach —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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