Crime Rates at The Hornet, Chichester, PO19 7BX

The Hornet area has the 26th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 38th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Hornet (PO19 7BX) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hornet (PO19 7BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guilden Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joys Croft (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.