Total Crime Rate

340.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 340.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.8 10/10
  • Public order 44.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 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

John Rennie Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Rennie Road (PO19 8FD) in the last 12 months was 340.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 156.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Rennie Road (PO19 8FD), the main crime hotspot is near Deanery Close. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Rennie Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deanery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deanery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deanery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deanery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deanery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deanery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Deanery Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deanery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deanery Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deanery Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deanery Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairhaven Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Rennie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Rennie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Rennie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Rennie Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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