Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hay Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 130th 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 Hay Road (PO19 8BE) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Chichester Central average (468.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hay Road (PO19 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whyke Marsh, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsham Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mumford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dallaway Road —
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 Eastland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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