Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whyke 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whyke Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove
Sep 2025Drugs Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Liberator Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Hornet Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery A259 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A259 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Robbery Liberator Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormonde Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rankin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Walls Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Walls Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Quest Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Quest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Quest Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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