Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 14.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • 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 theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingsham Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 144th 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 Kingsham Avenue (PO19 8AN) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsham Avenue (PO19 8AN), 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 Kingsham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whyke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herald Drive
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Orchard Road
Apr 2026Public order Taverner Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taverner Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mumford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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