Total Crime Rate
146.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bognor 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 Bognor Road (PO19 7TF) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Bognor Road (PO19 7TF), the main crime hotspot is near St James' Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chichester Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackberry Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Road | β |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Rumbolds Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rumbolds Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Liberator Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Liberator Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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