Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Whyke Close area has the 50th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 104th highest crime rate of 452 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 Whyke Close (PO19 8BB) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whyke Close (PO19 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whyke Marsh, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whyke Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Willowbed Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whyke Marsh —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rankin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whyke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whyke Marsh Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whyke Marsh —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willowbed Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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