Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 45.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • 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
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

Armadale Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 215th highest crime rate of 450 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 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armadale Road (PO19 7NR), 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 Armadale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Possession of weapons Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order 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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Guilden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morants Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liberator Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Story Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Story Road Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joys Croft Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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