Total Crime Rate
115.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St James Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 64th 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 St James Road (PO19 7HT) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St James Road (PO19 7HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James' Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kathleen Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chichester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackberry Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackberry Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sloe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Story Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Story Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armadale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornflower Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornflower Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kathleen Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornflower Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Armadale Road | Under investigation |
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