Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 75.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bostock Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 125th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bostock Road (PO19 6UH) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bostock Road (PO19 6UH), 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 Bostock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shamrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradshaw Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bradshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shamrock Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Swanfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longley Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Waterplat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boundary Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boundary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tenacre Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graylingwell Drive β€”

Data Sources

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