Total Crime Rate

206.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 206.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Hornet area has the 14th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 452 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 The Hornet (PO19 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 206.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hornet (PO19 7JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Hornet area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormonde Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Hornet Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Quest Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Quest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Quest Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery A259 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A259 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Liberator Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Liberator Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Walls Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Walls Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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