Total Crime Rate
99.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Exton Road 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 Exton Road (PO19 8BS) 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 Exton Road (PO19 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Phoenix Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chichester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverner Place | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | 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 |
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