Total Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.1 7/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Armadale Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 126th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armadale Road (PO19 7NR) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armadale Road (PO19 7NR), the main crime hotspot is near Shamrock Close. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armadale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morants Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shamrock Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Swanfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shamrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lennox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lennox Road
Sep 2025Other theft Liberator Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lennox Road
Sep 2025Other theft Story Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lennox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Liberator Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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