Crime Rates at Swanfield Drive, Chichester, PO19 6GL

Swanfield Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 6th highest crime rate of 452 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 Swanfield Drive (PO19 6GL) in the last 12 months was 475.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 165.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanfield Drive (PO19 6GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westhampnett Road, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradshaw Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.