Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.6 8/10
  • Public order 48.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Melbourne Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 27th highest crime rate of 450 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 Melbourne Road (PO19 7AU) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (PO19 7AU), 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 Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spitalfield Lane —
Apr 2026Public order 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 Guilden Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Guilden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Douglas Martin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Hornet Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Martin Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Litten Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joys Croft —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joys Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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