Total Crime Rate
150.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farndell Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 45th highest crime rate of 452 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 Farndell Close (PO19 7HB) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farndell Close (PO19 7HB), the main crime hotspot is near Westhampnett Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 26 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennox Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Story Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornflower Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morants Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leatherbottle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leatherbottle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Westhampnett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swanfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westhampnett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westhampnett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westhampnett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westhampnett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lennox Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lennox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lennox Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southdown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
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