Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 111.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Gilbert Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 68th 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 Gilbert Road (PO19 3NW) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilbert Road (PO19 3NW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gilbert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sherlock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brideoake Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brideoake Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brideoake Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montagu Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gilbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newlands Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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