Total Crime Rate

482.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.9 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 482.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Other theft 35.0 10/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Robbery 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cullum Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 6th 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 Cullum Close (PO19 6GG) in the last 12 months was 482.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 146.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cullum Close (PO19 6GG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westhampnett Road, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shamrock Close (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cullum Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhampnett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sloe Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baxendale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shamrock Close
Apr 2026Drugs Story Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morants Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pitcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tenacre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenacre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenacre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornflower Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornflower Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pitcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Story Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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