Total Crime Rate
146.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chichester By Pass area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 50th 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 Chichester By Pass (PO19 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chichester By Pass (PO19 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 298 crimes here, including 38 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B2144 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
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