Total Crime Rate

606.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 606.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 420.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 4th highest crime rate of 450 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 Church Road (PO19 7HL) in the last 12 months was 606.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher 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 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (PO19 7HL), 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 Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Osborne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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