Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 230.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Laburnum Villas area has the 10th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 16th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Villas (PO19 8DY) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Chichester Central average (445.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Villas (PO19 8DY), the main crime hotspot is near Canal Place. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laburnum Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven Place
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven Place
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft John Rennie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Rennie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft John Rennie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canal Wharf
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canal Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Rennie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order John Rennie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Rennie Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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