Total Crime Rate

171.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 32nd 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 St James Road (PO19 7HT) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% 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 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kathleen Gardens (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leatherbottle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornflower Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Story Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackberry Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leatherbottle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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