Total Crime Rate

401.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 401.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Longley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 450 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 Longley Road (PO19 6EA) in the last 12 months was 401.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 354.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longley Road (PO19 6EA), 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 Longley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lloyd Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Penny Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 North Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft North Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lloyd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bostock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longley Road —
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Data Sources

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