Total Crime Rate

198.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 198.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.1 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westgate area has the 16th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 25th highest crime rate of 452 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 Westgate (PO19 3DH) in the last 12 months was 198.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (PO19 3DH), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomews Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime St Bartholomews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North Walls Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue De Chartres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue De Chartres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomews Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomews Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomews Close —
Sep 2025Public order St Bartholomews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Woolstaplers Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Woolstaplers —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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