Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barlow Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barlow Road (PO19 3LD) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barlow Road (PO19 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands Lane. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 12 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Brideoake Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montagu Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newlands Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gilbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sherlock Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barlow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brideoake Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oliver Whitby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brideoake Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Whitby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oliver Whitby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oliver Whitby Road | — |
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