Total Crime Rate

84.0 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 84.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Osborne Crescent area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 109th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Crescent (PO19 7QH) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Crescent (PO19 7QH), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osborne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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