Total Crime Rate

484.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

324.6 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 484.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 324.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.7 10/10
  • Public order 78.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Spitalfield Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 5th 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 Spitalfield Lane (PO19 6SL) in the last 12 months was 484.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 324.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spitalfield Lane (PO19 6SL), the main crime hotspot is near Shamrock Close. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spitalfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joys Croft —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shamrock Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Douglas Martin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Martin Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joys Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joys Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joys Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Story Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Story Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sloe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Armadale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spitalfield Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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