Total Crime Rate

150.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swanfield Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 45th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swanfield Drive (PO19 6FH) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanfield Drive (PO19 6FH), the main crime hotspot is near Shamrock Close. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swanfield Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Story Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westhampnett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lennox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lennox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lennox Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lennox Road
Sep 2025Robbery Westhampnett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westhampnett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westhampnett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhampnett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St James' Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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