Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Osborne Crescent area has the 40th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 80th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Crescent (PO19 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Crescent (PO19 7QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osborne Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Osborne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Close
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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