Total Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Bakery Row area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 452 local areas in Chichester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bakery Row (PO19 8GQ) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bakery Row (PO19 8GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whyke Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whyke Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Bakery Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whyke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Willowbed Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willowbed Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rankin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormonde Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rumbolds Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rumbolds Close —
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Data Sources

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