Total Crime Rate

188.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.6 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 188.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 127.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Charles Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 26th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Avenue (PO19 7JB) in the last 12 months was 188.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 127.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Avenue (PO19 7JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elizabeth Road, where police recorded 30 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.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kathleen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Osborne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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