Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 109.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Melbourne Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 70th 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 Melbourne Road (PO19 7ND) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (PO19 7ND), 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 Melbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Litten Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joys Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joys Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joys Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joys Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joys Croft
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morants Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armadale Road 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
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 2026Public order Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Armadale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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