Total Crime Rate
62.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsham 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.
View Crime In Chichester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whyke Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herald Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Orchard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Taverner Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverner Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mumford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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