Total Crime Rate

1005.8 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 1005.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 310.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 168.1 10/10
  • Public order 110.1 10/10
  • Other theft 69.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.7 10/10
  • Burglary 43.5 10/10
  • Drugs 43.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.3 10/10
  • Robbery 14.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
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

Southgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southgate (PO19 8EH) in the last 12 months was 1005.8 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% higher 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 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 52.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 157 (≈ 455.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate (PO19 8EH), the main crime hotspot is near Cathedral Courtyard. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deanery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deanery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Deanery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cathedral Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cawley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Deanery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue De Chartres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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