Total Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Willowbed Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Chichester Central , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 450 local areas in Chichester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Willowbed Avenue (PO19 8JD) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willowbed Avenue (PO19 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whyke Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garland Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chichester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dallaway Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Taverner Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverner Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mumford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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