Total Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Mead area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Mead (PO19 6EG) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Mead (PO19 6EG), 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.
View Crime In Chichester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lloyd Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lloyd Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penny Acre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplehurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croft Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croft Mead | Under investigation |
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