Total Crime Rate
105.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penny Acre area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 80th highest crime rate of 452 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 Penny Acre (PO19 6DY) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penny Acre (PO19 6DY), the main crime hotspot is near North Mead. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chichester Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Mead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Longley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Mead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Penny Acre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Penn Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boundary Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boundary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Mead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | North Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lloyd Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Graylingwell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Graylingwell Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Answorth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lloyd Road | Under investigation |
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