Total Crime Rate
131.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Balmoral 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.
View Crime In Chichester Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chatsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bognor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bognor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Osborne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leatherbottle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leatherbottle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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