Total Crime Rate
146.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Florence Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 51st highest crime rate of 452 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 Florence Road (PO19 7PY) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Florence Road (PO19 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James' Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chichester Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bognor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bognor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackberry Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leatherbottle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leatherbottle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Gardens | Under investigation |
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