Total Crime Rate

131.7 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 131.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Balmoral Close area has the 38th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 61st highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Close (PO19 7XQ) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Close (PO19 7XQ), 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 Balmoral Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bognor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bognor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osborne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leatherbottle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leatherbottle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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