Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Phoenix Close area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 450 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 Phoenix Close (PO19 8AA) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Phoenix Close (PO19 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laburnum Grove, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Phoenix Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Phoenix Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cory Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cory Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herald Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cory Close —
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Data Sources

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