Total Crime Rate
150.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stephens Close 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 Stephens Close (PO19 6TH) 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 Stephens Close (PO19 6TH), 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.
View Crime In Chichester Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamrock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradshaw Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bradshaw Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bradshaw Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennox Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennox Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamrock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamrock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Story Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southdown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lennox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamrock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenacre Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamrock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swanfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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