Crime Rates at Oving Road, Chichester, PO19 4EJ

Oving Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oving Road (PO19 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.5% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oving Road (PO19 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James' Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kathleen Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.