Total Crime Rate

152.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishop Luffa Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 44th highest crime rate of 452 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 Bishop Luffa Close (PO19 3LS) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishop Luffa Close (PO19 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Bishop Luffa Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishop Luffa Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Luffa Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop Luffa Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bishop Luffa Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Luffa Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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