Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leather Bottle Lane area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 158th highest crime rate of 450 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 Leather Bottle Lane (PO19 7DB) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leather Bottle Lane (PO19 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leather Bottle Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kathleen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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