Total Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 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 101.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Homestead Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 79th 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 Homestead Road (PO19 6DA) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homestead Road (PO19 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near North Mead. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Homestead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Mead —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lloyd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lloyd Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs North Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penny Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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