Crime Rates at Velyn Avenue, Chichester, PO19 7PR

Velyn Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 450 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 Velyn Avenue (PO19 7PR) in the last 12 months was 267.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Velyn Avenue (PO19 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guilden Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.