Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westhampnett Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 450 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 Westhampnett Road (PO19 7HP) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhampnett Road (PO19 7HP), the main crime hotspot is near Shamrock Close. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westhampnett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armadale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joys Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shamrock Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joys Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morants Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornflower Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornflower Close —
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Martin Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Douglas Martin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joys Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joys Croft —
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Data Sources

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