Total Crime Rate
108.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whyke Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 452 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 Whyke Lane (PO19 7UR) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whyke Lane (PO19 7UR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 43 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Laburnum Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Liberator Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Hornet | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A259 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A259 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Liberator Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormonde Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rankin Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Walls Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Walls Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Quest Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Quest Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Quest Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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