Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Clay Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chichester West , and the 41st highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clay Lane (PO19 3JB) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 187.6% higher than the Chichester West average (51.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clay Lane (PO19 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Christopher'S Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clay Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Christopher'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishbourne Road (East) Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fishbourne Road (East) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Christopher'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Christopher'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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